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dysgraphia

Pronunciation: /dɪsˈgrafɪə/

Definition of dysgraphia

noun

[mass noun] Psychiatry
  • inability to write coherently, as a symptom of brain disease or damage: patterns of acquired dysgraphia are beginning to be identified

Derivatives

dysgraphic

adjective

Origin:

1930s: from dys- 'difficult' + Greek -graphia 'writing'

dysgraphia in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of dysgraphia in the US English dictionary