ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders

Synonyms:

ADD; ADHD; attention deficit disorder; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; hyperkinetic syndrome; MBD; minimal brain damage; minimal brain dysfunction

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("attention deficit disorder" is a kind of...):

syndrome (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease)

Meronyms (parts of "attention deficit disorder"):

hyperactivity (a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement)

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