Dyslexia Meaning
/(ˌ)dɪsˈlɛk.si.ə/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA learning disability characterized by reading and writing difficulties.
Sentence Examples
Tom struggled with dyslexia as a child.
Tom grew up with dyslexia.
Dyslexia is a learning disability that makes learning a language challenging.
CEFR Practice Quiz
His ____ made it difficult to read simple words correctly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Tom struggled with ____ as a child.
Word Origin & History
Learned borrowing from French dyslexie and/or German Dyslexie, coined by German ophthalmologist Rudolf Berlin in 1887, from dys- + lexis + -ia, from Ancient Greek δυσ- (dus-) + λέξις (léxis, “diction”, “word”), from Ancient Greek λέγω (légō, “to speak”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *leg- (“to collect, gather; to speak”). The term was coined with λέξις (léxis) being taken to mean "reading," likely due to semantic conflation of Greek λέγω (légō, “to speak”) and Latin legō (“to read”). By surface analysis, dys + lex(is) + -ia.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
His ____ made it difficult to read simple words correctly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Tom struggled with ____ as a child.