dyslexic

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Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Having impaired ability to comprehend written words: Describes a person who has significant difficulty with reading, spelling, and writing words, a condition typically associated with a neurological difference in how the brain processes language.
   • Of, relating to, or symptomatic of dyslexia: Pertaining to the specific learning difficulty known as dyslexia, or displaying its characteristic signs.

2. Noun:

   • A person affected by dyslexia: An individual who has dyslexia.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The school provides specialized software for dyslexic students.
  • She has a dyslexic processing style that makes reading standard fonts challenging.
• Noun:
  • As a dyslexic, he uses audiobooks to access literature.
  • This teaching method is highly effective for dyslexics.

Advanced Usage

• "dyslexic thinking": A term sometimes used to describe the unique cognitive strengths, such as problem-solving and spatial reasoning, that can accompany dyslexia.
  • The company values dyslexic thinking for its innovative approach to design.

Variants and Related Words

• Dyslexia (n): The name of the specific learning difficulty itself.
  • He was diagnosed with dyslexia at an early age.
• Dyslectic (adj/n): A less common variant with the same meaning as 'dyslexic'.

Synonyms

• Reading-disabled (adj): Having a disability that affects reading.
• Learning-disabled (adj): Having a condition that makes learning, especially academic skills, more difficult. (Note: This is a broader term.)

Related Phrases

• To be dyslexic: The common phrasing to state someone has dyslexia.
  • It is estimated that one in ten people are dyslexic.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder
2. of or relating to or symptomatic of dyslexia

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dyslectic