dyslexia

 
Pronunciation: /dɪsˈlɛksɪə/

noun

[mass noun]
  • a general term for disorders that involve difficulty in learning to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols, but that do not affect general intelligence.

Derivatives

dyslectic

Pronunciation: /-ˈlɛktɪk/
adjective & noun

dyslexic

adjective & noun

Origin:

late 19th century: coined in German from dys- 'difficult' + Greek lexis 'speech' (apparently by confusion of Greek legein 'to speak' and Latin legere 'to read')