Standard Lemma guide

dyslexic

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /dɪsˈlɛksɪk/
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  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 S L EH1 K S IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to dyslexia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having dyslexia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A person who has dyslexia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dyslexiac

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

of or relating to or symptomatic of dyslexia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

having impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dyslectic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, dyslexia + -ic. Piecewise doublet of dyslectic.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: dislèctic — of or pertaining to dyslexia
  • Cornish: gerdhal — of or pertaining to dyslexia
  • Czech: dyslektický — of or pertaining to dyslexia
  • Finnish: lukihäiriöinen — of or pertaining to dyslexia
  • French: dyslexique — of or pertaining to dyslexia
  • Icelandic: lesblindu- — of or pertaining to dyslexia
  • Italian: dislessico — of or pertaining to dyslexia
  • Norwegian: dyslektisk — of or pertaining to dyslexia
  • Portuguese: disléxico — of or pertaining to dyslexia
  • Spanish: disléxico — of or pertaining to dyslexia
  • Swedish: dyslektisk — of or pertaining to dyslexia
  • Welsh: dyslecsig — of or pertaining to dyslexia
  • Cornish: gerdhal — having dyslexia
  • Finnish: lukihäiriöinen — having dyslexia
  • German: legasthenisch — having dyslexia
  • German: legasthen — having dyslexia
  • Icelandic: lesblindur — having dyslexia
  • Italian: dislessico — having dyslexia
  • Norwegian: dyslektisk — having dyslexia
  • Scottish Gaelic: dall air faclan — having dyslexia
  • Spanish: disléxico — having dyslexia
  • Swedish: dyslektisk — having dyslexia
  • Welsh: dyslecsig — having dyslexia
  • Catalan: dislèctic — a person who has dyslexia
  • Czech: dyslektik — a person who has dyslexia
  • Finnish: lukihäiriöinen — a person who has dyslexia
  • French: dyslexique — a person who has dyslexia
  • German: Legastheniker — a person who has dyslexia
  • Icelandic: lesblindur — a person who has dyslexia
  • Italian: dislessico — a person who has dyslexia
  • Portuguese: disléxico — a person who has dyslexia
  • Spanish: disléxico — a person who has dyslexia
  • Swedish: dyslektiker — a person who has dyslexia