əˈtaksēə, (ˈ)ā- noun
also ataxy əˈtaksē, ˈaˌt-
( plural ataxias also ataxies )
Etymology: Greek ataxia, from ataktos disorderly (from a- a- (II) + taktos ordered, verbal of tattein, tassein to put in order) + -ia -y — more at tactics
1. : lack of order : confusion
their political ataxia … kept them unaware of themselves and unaware of each other — Waldo Frank
2.
[New Latin, from Greek]
: an inability to coordinate voluntary muscular movements that is symptomatic of any of several disorders of the nervous system ; specifically : such an abnormality in sheep associated with inadequate intake of copper and common in parts of Australia