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Meaning of dyspraxia | Babel Free

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

Čeština dyspraxie
Deutsch Dyspraxie
Español dispraxia
Suomi dyspraksia
Français dyspraxie
Bahasa Indonesia dispraksia
Polski dyspraksja
Português dispraxia

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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