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Meaning of attention deficit disorder | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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).

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Aufmerksamkeitsdefizitsyndrom
Suomi keskittymishäiriö tarkkaavaisuushäiriö tarkkaavuushäiriö
Français trouble de l'attention

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder attention economy attention getter attention seeker attention span attention whore

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