attention deficit disorder

Questions about attention deficit disorder

What does attention deficit disorder mean?

attention deficit disorder means "a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders".

What is another word for attention deficit disorder?

Close synonyms include ADD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, hyperkinetic syndrome, minimal brain dysfunction. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is attention deficit disorder a common word?

attention deficit disorder is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.