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hyperkinetic disorder

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A developmental disorder in which a person has a persistent and pervasive pattern of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, medicine, neurology, neuroscience, pathology, psychiatry, psychology, sciences

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29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: hyperkinetische stoornis — developmental disorder
  • Finnish: hyperkineettinen häiriö — developmental disorder
  • French: hyperkinésie — developmental disorder
  • French: trouble hyperkinétique — developmental disorder
  • German: hyperkinetische Störung — developmental disorder
  • German: hyperkinetisches Syndrom — developmental disorder
  • Greek: υπερκινητικότητα (yperkinitikótita) — developmental disorder
  • Greek: υπερκινητική διαταραχή (yperkinitikí diatarachí) — developmental disorder
  • Hebrew: הפרעה היפרקינטית — developmental disorder
  • Hebrew: תסמונת היפרקינטית — developmental disorder
  • Italian: ipercinesia — developmental disorder
  • Italian: sindrome ipercinetica — developmental disorder
  • Latin: perturbatio hyperkinetica — developmental disorder
  • Latin: disordo hyperkineticus — developmental disorder
  • Latin: reactio puerorum sive adolescentium hyperkinetica — developmental disorder
  • Polish: ADHD — developmental disorder
  • Polish: zespół nadpobudliwości psychoruchowej z deficytem uwagi — developmental disorder
  • Polish: zespół nadpobudliwości psychoruchowej z brakiem koncentracji uwagi — developmental disorder
  • Polish: zaburzenia hiperkinetyczne — developmental disorder
  • Portuguese: hipercinesia — developmental disorder
  • Portuguese: hipercinese — developmental disorder
  • Portuguese: transtorno hipercinético — developmental disorder
  • Portuguese: síndrome hipercinética — developmental disorder
  • Romanian: tulburare hiperkinetică — developmental disorder
  • Russian: гиперкинези́я (giperkinezíja) — developmental disorder
  • Russian: гиперкинетическое расстройство (giperkinetičeskoje rasstrojstvo) — developmental disorder
  • Spanish: trastorno hipercinético — developmental disorder
  • Spanish: síndrome hipercinético — developmental disorder
  • Swedish: hyperkinetisk störning — developmental disorder