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ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
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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