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dyslexia

[ dis-lek-see-uh ]

noun

  1. any of various reading disorders associated with difficulty decoding written language and integrating auditory and visual information, such as the association of phonemes with letter combinations in spelling.


dyslexia

/ dɪsˈlɛksɪə; dɪsˈlɛktɪk /

noun

  1. a developmental disorder which can cause learning difficulty in one or more of the areas of reading, writing, and numeracy Nontechnical nameword blindness
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dyslexia

/ »åÄ­²õ-±ôÄ•°ì′²õŧ-É™ /

  1. A learning disability marked by impairment of the ability to recognize and comprehend written words.

dyslexia

  1. Difficulty in reading when experienced by persons with normal vision and normal or above-normal intelligence. A common example of dyslexia is reading words with the letters in reverse order, as in fyl for fly .
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Usage

Rather than talking about a person being dyslexic or about dyslexics , it is better to talk about a person with dyslexia , people with dyslexia
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Derived Forms

  • dyslectic, adjectivenoun
  • »å²â²õˈ±ô±ð³æ¾±³¦, adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dyslexia1

First recorded in 1885–90; from New Latin, from Greek dys- dys- + ±ôé³æ(¾±²õ) “speech, text, word†( lexis ) + -ia -ia
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dyslexia1

from dys- + -lexia from Greek lexis word
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Example Sentences

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At school her condition manifested itself in her struggle to read and spell, and she was diagnosed with dyslexia.

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Danielle had struggled in childhood with dyslexia, Ms Brannigan said, but had loved writing in her diaries and grew up to be "a brilliant friend and an amazing sister".

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He struggled at school with dyslexia and mental health challenges and later began to dabble with cannabis.

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Mr Midgley left a "special school" at 15 - a place he was sent to when he was told he had dyslexia.

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Dual celebrations are happening for Britain's oldest teacher this month - not only is he marking his 90th birthday, but also the impact he has had on dyslexia education over six decades.

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