ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER

Meaning of ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER in English

Attention deficit disorder is a condition where people, especially children, are unable to concentrate on anything for very long and so find it difficult to learn and often behave in inappropriate ways. The abbreviation ADD is often used.

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ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER — noun Date: 1978 a syndrome of disordered learning and disruptive behavior that is not caused by any serious underlying physical …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER — noun : a syndrome of disordered learning and disruptive behavior that is not caused by any serious underlying physical or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER — 1. a condition, usu. in children, marked by inattentiveness, dreaminess, and passivity. 2. (no longer in technical use) See attention …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER — n. neurological disorder characterized by lack of attention and inability to control behavior as a result of difficulty in processing …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER — Date: 1978 : a syndrome of disordered learning and disruptive behavior that is not caused by any serious underlying physical …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER — Function: noun Date: 1978 : a syndrome of disordered learning and disruptive behavior that is not caused by any serious …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER — ■ noun any of a range of behavioural disorders occurring primarily in children, including such symptoms as poor concentration, hyperactivity, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER — [attention deficit disorder] n (1980): a syndrome of learning and behavioral problems that is not caused by any serious underlying …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER — (also atˌtention ˌdeficit hyperacˈtivity disorder ) noun [ U ] ( abbr. ADD , ADHD ) a medical condition, especially …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ATTENTION-DEFICIT DISORDER — atˈtention-ˌdeficit disˌorder BrE AmE noun [uncountable] medical ( abbreviation ADD ) the former name of ↑ attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER — Attention deficit disorder is a condition where people, especially children, are unable to concentrate on anything for very long and …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ATTENTION-DEFICIT DISORDER — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And they gave him every diagnosis-from sociopathy to thought disorder, attention deficit disorder, conduct disorder. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER — formerly hyperactivity Behavioral syndrome in children, whose major symptoms are inattention and distractibility, restlessness, inability to sit still, and difficulty …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER — расстройство, проявляющееся в дефиците внимания; дисфункция, характеризующаяся импульсивностью.
Англо-Русский социологический энциклопедический словарь
DISORDER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) affective disorder bipolar disorder chromosomal disorder congenital disorder mental disorder personality disorder post traumatic …
Английский словарь Британика
ATTENTION — In psychology , the act or state of applying the mind to an object of sense or thought. William James …
Английский словарь Британика
DISORDER — I. dəs, (ˈ)dis+, sometimes dəz or (ˈ)diz+ verb Etymology: dis- (I) + order (v.) transitive verb 1. a. : to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEFICIT — I. ˈdefəsə̇t, rapid -fsə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: French déficit, from Latin deficit it is lacking, 3d …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ATTENTION — əˈtenchən also aˈ-; as a command in sense 5 (ə)|tenˈshən or (a)|-, with prolongation of -ten- noun ( -s ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISORDER — (n.) Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the …
Английский словарь Webster
DISORDER — ( n. ) Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DISORDER — /dis awr"deuhr/ , n. 1. lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder. 2. an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEFICIT — /def"euh sit/ ; Brit. also /di fis"it/ , n. 1. the amount by which a sum of money falls short …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ATTENTION — — attentional , adj. n. /euh ten"sheuhn/ ; interj. /euh ten'shun"/ , n. 1. the act or faculty of attending, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISORDER — I. (ˌ)dis-ˈȯr-dər, (ˌ)diz- transitive verb Date: 15th century 1. : to disturb the order of 2. : to disturb the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEFICIT — di-ˈfis-ət or ˈdē-fə-sət noun Etymology: French déficit, from Latin deficit it is wanting, 3d singular present indicative of deficere Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ATTENTION — (ə-)ˌten(ch)-ˈhət noun Etymology: Middle English attencioun, from Latin attention-, attentio, from attendere Date: 14th century 1. a. : the act …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DISORDER — vt to depose from holy orders. 2. disorder ·noun neglect of order or system; irregularity. 3. disorder ·noun breach of …
Webster English vocab
DEFICIT — [def.i.cit] n [F deficit, fr. L deficit it is wanting, 3d sing. pres. indic. of deficere] (1782) 1 a (1): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ATTENTION — the concentration of awareness on some phenomenon to the exclusion of other stimuli. In everyday waking life, attention is discontinuous, …
Britannica English vocabulary
DEFICIT — deficit BrE AmE ˈdef əs ɪt -ɪs-, -ət; dɪ ˈfɪs-, də-, § \ diː- —formerly also ˈdiːf- ▷ deficit|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DISORDER — / dɪsˈɔːdə(r); NAmE -ˈɔːrd-/ noun 1. [ U ] an untidy state; a lack of order or organization : His …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEFICIT — / ˈdefɪsɪt; NAmE / noun 1. ( economics ) the amount by which money spent or owed is greater than …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ATTENTION — / əˈtenʃn; NAmE / noun , exclamation ■ noun LISTENING / LOOKING CAREFULLY 1. [ U ] the act of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISORDER — dis ‧ or ‧ der /dɪsˈɔːdə $ -ˈɔːrdər/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ order ≠ ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEFICIT — def ‧ i ‧ cit /ˈdefəsət, ˈdefɪsət/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French ; Origin: déficit …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ATTENTION — at ‧ ten ‧ tion S2 W1 /əˈtenʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ attention …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEFICIT — n. 1 the amount by which a thing (esp. a sum of money) is too small. 2 an excess of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ATTENTION — n. & int. --n. 1 the act or faculty of applying one's mind (give me your attention; attract his attention). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEFICIT — n. 1 the amount by which a thing (esp. a sum of money) is too small. 2 an excess of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ATTENTION — n. & int. n. 1 the act or faculty of applying one's mind (give me your attention; attract his attention). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEFICIT — n.1 the amount by which a thing (esp. a sum of money) is too small. 2 an excess of liabilities …
Oxford English vocab
ATTENTION — n. & int. --n. 1. the act or faculty of applying one's mind (give me your attention; attract his attention). …
Oxford English vocab
DISORDER — ( disorders) 1. A disorder is a problem or illness which affects someone’s mind or body. ...a rare nerve disorder …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEFICIT — ( deficits) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. A deficit is the amount …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ATTENTION — ( attentions) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you give someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISORDER — (~s) 1. A ~ is a problem or illness which affects someone’s mind or body. ...a rare nerve ~ that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DISORDER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a personality disorder (= a mental illness affecting someone’s personality ) ▪ The hospital treats …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEFICIT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a budget deficit (= when a government has spent more money than it has ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DISORDER — (ILLNESS) [noun] - an illness of the mind or bodyHe's got some sort of blood disorder/disorder of the blood - …
Cambridge English vocab
DEFICIT — [noun] [C] - the total amount by which money spent is more than money receivedThe country is running a balance-of-payments/budget/trade …
Cambridge English vocab
ATTENTION — (NOTICE) [noun] [U] - notice, thought or considerationCould I have your attention, please?They're organizing a campaign to draw/call people's attention …
Cambridge English vocab
DISORDER — n. affective disorder bipolar disorder chromosomal disorder congenital disorder mental disorder obsessive compulsive disorder personality disorder post traumatic stress disorder …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ATTENTION — n. In psychology , the act or state of applying the mind to an object of sense or thought. Wilhelm …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ATTENTION — Synonyms and related words : NB, TLC, absorption, acclaim, act of courtesy, acuity, acuteness, agility, alertness, amenity, anticipation, application, assiduity, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISORDER — I. noun 1. Synonyms: confusion 3, ataxia, ||ballup, chaos, clutter, disarray, huddle, muddle, snarl, topsy-turviness Contrasted words: orderliness; pattern, plan …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISORDER — noun 1 untidy state; lack of order ADJECTIVE ▪ complete VERB + DISORDER ▪ throw sth into ▪ The country …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DEFICIT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ enormous , huge , large , massive , serious , substantial ▪ ballooning , exploding , growing …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ATTENTION — noun 1 act of watching/listening/showing interest ADJECTIVE ▪ full , rapt , undivided ▪ They listened with rapt ~. ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ATTENTION — See ↑ ATTENTION 8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be the centre of attention • ↑ be the focus of attention • …
Longman Activator English vocab
ATTENTION — INDEX: 1. to listen and watch carefully 2. to pay particular attention to a subject or person 3. to pay …
Longman Activator English vocab
DISORDER — n. 25B6; noun he hates disorder : UNTIDINESS, disorderliness, mess, disarray, chaos, confusion; clutter, jumble; a muddle, a shambles. incidents …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISORDER — n. 1 disarray, confusion, chaos, disorderliness, disorganization, untidiness, mess, muddle, jumble, hash, mishmash, tangle, hotchpotch or US and Canadian also …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык

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