attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Questions about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

What does attention deficit hyperactivity disorder mean?

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

What is another word for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?

Close synonyms include attention deficit disorder, ADD, 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 hyperactivity disorder a common word?

attention deficit hyperactivity 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.