ADHD

alternative A.D.H.D.

1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

   Men diagnosed with ADHD had a reduction in life expectancy by 4 ½ years to nine years, while women’s life expectancy was shortened by 6 ½ years to 11 years, according to the study published Thursday in The British Journal of Psychiatry.

   2025 January 23, Kristen Rogers, “People with ADHD have shorter life expectancy and higher risk of mental health issues, study finds”, in CNN

comparative more ADHD · superlative most ADHD · alternative A.D.H.D.

1. attributiveOf or relating to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

   an ADHD person

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   some ADHD medication

2. informalpredicativeAs of or relating to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

   My brother is ADHD.

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   I'm too ADHD to sit for that long.

   Nicotine is a stimulant too. Many of my friends that are so ADHD they are off the charts, after they've quit smoking, they have nicotine gum all over their house!

   2017, Mona Lisa Schulz, Heal Your Mind, page 136

present singular third person ADHDs · participle present ADHDing · participle past ADHDed · past ADHDed · alternative A.D.H.D.

1. colloquialintransitiveoffensivesometimesTo act in a way thought to be characteristic of a person with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

   I had to ADHD my way through my twenties without a diagnosis.