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dyspraxia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /dɪsˈpɹæksiə/

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noun

Meaning 1

A genetic neurological disorder where a person has motor skills severely below average due to their brain's inability to consistently send messages accurately to the body during the planning and execution of motor movements.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

Examples

  • Many people with dyspraxia have difficulty with tying shoelaces.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: developmental coordination disorder

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dews-? Proto-Indo-European *dus- Proto-Hellenic *dus- Ancient Greek δῠσ- (dŭs-)der. New Latin dys-der. English dys- English -praxia English dyspraxia From dys- + -praxia.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 運用障礙 /运用障碍 — medical condition
  • Czech: dyspraxie — medical condition
  • Finnish: dyspraksia — medical condition
  • French: dyspraxie — medical condition
  • German: Dyspraxie — medical condition
  • Greek: δυσπραξία (dyspraxía) — medical condition
  • Indonesian: dispraksia — medical condition
  • Polish: dyspraksja — medical condition
  • Portuguese: dispraxia — medical condition
  • Spanish: dispraxia — medical condition