dyslexia en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /(ˌ)dɪsˈlɛk.si.ə/
- dĭs-lĕkʹsē-ə
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Etymology
Learned borrowing from French dyslexie and/or German Dyslexie, coined by German ophthalmologist Rudolf Berlin in 1887, from dys- + lexis + -ia, from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) + λέξις (léxis, “diction”, “word”), from Ancient Greek λέγω (légō, “to speak”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leg- (“to collect, gather; to speak”). The term was coined with λέξις (léxis) being taken to mean "reading," likely due to semantic conflation of Greek λέγω (légō, “to speak”) and Latin legō (“to read”). By surface analysis, dys- + lex(is) + -ia.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A learning disability characterized by reading and writing difficulties.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dyslexias | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Relateds
dyscalculia · dyslexic · dyslexify · dysgraphia · dyslectic · alexia
Synonyms
Translations (59)
uk дислексія (learning disability) · sk dyslexia (learning disability) · hu diszlexia (learning disability) · sh dislèksija (learning disability) · pa ਡਿਸਲੇਕਸੀਆ (learning disability) · id disleksia (learning disability) · ca dislèxia (learning disability) · lv disleksija (learning disability) · cmn 閱讀障礙 /阅读障碍 (learning disability) · da dysleksi (learning disability) · sv ordblindhet (learning disability) · gd doille-fhaclan (learning disability) · is lesblinda (learning disability) · vi chứng khó đọc (learning disability) · ta டிஸ்லெக்சியா (learning disability) · pt dislexia (learning disability) · fr dyslexie (learning disability) · ro dislexie (learning disability) · ja ディスレクシア (learning disability) · ko 난독증 (learning disability) · et vaeglugemine (learning disability) · eo disleksio (learning disability) · ja 失読症 (learning disability) · cs dyslexie (learning disability) · mi tīpaopao kupu (learning disability) · de Dyslexie (learning disability) · ka დისლექსია (learning disability) · ga disléicse (learning disability) · tr disleksi (learning disability) · fi dysleksia (learning disability) · pl dysleksja (learning disability) · el δυσλεξία (learning disability) · it dislessia (learning disability) · et düsleksia (learning disability) · kmr dîsleksiye (learning disability) · gv neulhaihderys (learning disability) · ar عُسْرُ ٱلْقِرَاءَة (learning disability) · af disleksie (learning disability) · da ordblindhed (learning disability) · ast dislexa (learning disability) · he דִּיסְלֶקְצִיָּה (learning disability) · la dyslexia (learning disability) · ht disleksi (learning disability) · de Legasthenie (learning disability) · nn dysleksi (learning disability) · cy dyslecsia (learning disability) · eu dislexia (learning disability) · kw gerdhelni (learning disability) · nb dysleksi (learning disability) · sh дислѐксија (learning disability) · cmn 失讀症 /失读症 (learning disability) · sv dyslexi (learning disability) · ms disleksia (learning disability) · ru дислекси́я (learning disability) · es dislexia (learning disability) · fi lukivaikeus (learning disability) · nl dyslexie (learning disability) · fo orðblindi (learning disability) · gl dislexia (learning disability)