ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER

Meaning of ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER in English

1. a condition, usu. in children, marked by inattentiveness, dreaminess, and passivity.

2. (no longer in technical use) See attention deficit hyperactivity disorder .

[ 1980-85 ]

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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 — n. neurological disorder characterized by lack of attention and inability to control behavior as a result of difficulty in processing …
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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 — Attention deficit disorder is a condition where people, especially children, are unable to concentrate on anything for very long and …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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