dyslexic

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, dyslexia +‎ -ic. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Piecewise doublet of dyslectic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪsˈlɛksɪk/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

dyslexic (comparative more dyslexic, superlative most dyslexic)

1. Of or pertaining to dyslexia.
2. Having dyslexia.
   • 2023, “Sprinter”, performed by Central Cee x Dave:

     She a feminist, she think I'm sexist / Twistin' my words, I think she dyslexic

Derived terms

• dyslexically
• nondyslexic

 

Descendants

• → Welsh: dyslecsig

Translations

of or pertaining to dyslexia

• Catalan: dislèctic (ca) m
• Cornish: gerdhal
• Czech: dyslektický
• Finnish: lukihäiriöinen (fi)
• French: dyslexique (fr)
• Icelandic: lesblindu- (is)
• Italian: dislessico (it)
• Norwegian: dyslektisk
• Spanish: disléxico (es)
• Swedish: dyslektisk (sv)
• Welsh: dyslecsig

having dyslexia

• Cornish: gerdhal
• Finnish: lukihäiriöinen (fi)
• German: legasthenisch (de), legasthen (de)
• Icelandic: lesblindur
• Italian: dislessico (it)
• Norwegian: dyslektisk
• Scottish Gaelic: dall air faclan
• Spanish: disléxico (es)
• Swedish: dyslektisk (sv)
• Welsh: dyslecsig

Noun

dyslexic (plural dyslexics)

1. A person who has dyslexia.

Translations

a person who has dyslexia

• Czech: dyslektik (cs) m
• Finnish: lukihäiriöinen (fi)
• French: dyslexique (fr)
• German: Legastheniker (de) m
• Icelandic: lesblindur (adjective)
• Italian: dislessico (it)
• Spanish: disléxico (es) m
• Swedish: dyslektiker (sv) c

Anagrams

• lysdexic