[ dɪs'lɛksɪə ]
■ noun a disorder involving difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols. Compare with alexia .
Derivatives
dyslectic adjective &noun
dyslexic adjective &noun
Origin
C19: Ger. Dyslexie from dys- + Gk lexis 'speech' (appar. by confusion of Gk legein 'to speak' and L. legere 'to read').