"attention deficit disorder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: attention deficit disorders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} attention deficit disorder (countable and uncountable, plural attention deficit disorders)
  1. A syndrome formerly thought to affect children only, but now known also to affect adults, that is characterized by frequent, chronic distractibility, and either inattentiveness or hyperactivity (fidgeting). Wikipedia link: attention deficit disorder Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (alt: ADHD) Translations (Translations): tarkkaavaisuushäiriö (Finnish), trouble de l’attention [masculine] (French), zespół zaburzeń uwagi [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-attention_deficit_disorder-en-noun-9JVwBNjX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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