noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/əˈtæksɪə/
/eɪˈtæksɪə/
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CMU ARPABET:EY1 T AE1 K S IY0 AH0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ataxy, dystaxia
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The condition of a polymer in which the orientation of the subunits is random
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Disorder; irregularity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Examples
1569, John Leslie, A Defence of the Honour of the Right Highe, Mightye and Noble Princesse Marie Quene of Scotlande, Rheims, Book 3, Ye frame an other argumente of inconueniences, as thowghe vnder the womans regimente, Ataxia, that ys to saye disorder moste commonlye creapethe in.
1614, Thomas Adams, The Devills Banket, London: Ralph Mab, The Second Service, Sermon 2, p. 51, Let not Gods eutaxie, Order, by our friuolous scruples be brought to ataxie, Confusion.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dystaxia
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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