What does attention deficit hyperactivity disorder mean?
Sense 1attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [BACK TO TOP] Meaning: A condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders Classified under: Nouns denoting stable states of affairs Synonyms: ADD; ADHD; attention deficit disorder; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; hyperkinetic syndrome; MBD; minimal brain damage; minimal brain dysfunction Hypernyms (“attention deficit hyperactivity disorder” is a kind of…): syndrome (a pattern of symptoms indicative of some disease) Meronyms (parts of “attention deficit hyperactivity disorder”): hyperactivity (a condition characterized by excessive restlessness and movement)
