learning disability

Noun

Meaning

a disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

learning disorder learning difficulty learning difference ADHD handicap amentia mental retardation moronity hyperactivity hearing impairment mental deficiency intellectual disability mental defectiveness developmental disability cognitive impairment
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Antonyms

literacy cognition cleverness erudition sagacity wisdom
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Hypernyms

disorder upset

Hyponyms

dyslexia dysgraphia dyscalculia

Examples

I have terrible handwriting. I now say it's a learning disability... but a nun who was a very troubled woman hit me over the fingers with a ruler because my writing was so bad. Andrew Greeley

Often as a child you see someone with a learning disability or Down's Syndrome and my mum and dad were always very quick to explain exactly what was going on and to be in their own way inclusive and welcoming. Christopher Eccleston

The way my brain processes information is quite odd. I mean, I have Attention Deficit Disorder and another learning disability I can't even spell. I don't even have a high school diploma. I'm smart, but you can't prove it on paper. Ron White

I can get motivated seeing a kid at my sons school overcome a learning disability. Jason Alexander

I get stubborn and dig in when people tell me I can't do something and I think I can. It goes back to my childhood when I had problems in school because I have a learning disability. Anne Bancroft

I was diagnosed with a severe temporal spatial deficit, a learning disability that means I have zero spatial relations skills. It was official: I was a genius trapped in an idiot's body. Sloane Crosley

Close letter words and terms

learning difference learning difficulties learning difficulty learning disability education learning disorder learning disorders