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dyspraxia

Noun CEFR B2
dɪsˈpɹæksiə

Definitions

A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages accurately to the body during the planning and execution of motor movements.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Españoldispraxia
Françaisdyspraxie
DeutschDyspraxie
5 more languages
Češtinadyspraxie
Bahasa Indonesiadispraksia
Portuguêsdispraxia

Examples

Many people with dyspraxia have difficulty with tying shoelaces.”
“It is not clearly known what causes dyspraxia. It appears to be a developmental delay specifically in areas affecting motor function, which may involve gross motor, fine motor or articulatory skills. Some dyspraxic children also have other learning difficulties, while some are of average or above-average intelligence.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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