dyslexia
/dɪsˈleksiə/·디슬렉시아·noun
a learning disorder marked by difficulty in reading words
GreekCEFR C1
Root
Greek 'dys-' (bad, difficult) + 'lexis' (word)
Greek dys- (impaired) + lexis (word) → German Dyslexie (1887, R. Berlin) → English dyslexia (late 19th c.)
In a word
Greek dys- (impaired) + lexis (word). Named in 1887 by German physician Berlin. The dys- prefix marks 'gone wrong' — dyslexia (words gone wrong), dysfunction (function gone wrong), dystopia (the opposite of utopia). The clinical name is a 19th-century meeting of two Greek pieces inside a medical office, condensed into a diagnosis.
Examples
She was diagnosed with dyslexia as a child.
Dyslexia does not reflect intelligence.
Special fonts can help readers with dyslexia.
Related
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