ataxy

A1T1A1X8Y4
/ˈeɪtæksi/

noun

ataxia

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ataxiadyssynergiamotor ataxia
OriginAncient Greek ἀταξία →
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Meanings

nounataxy (countable and uncountable, plural ataxies)

plural ataxies

  1. countableuncountablemedicineataxia
  2. countableobsoleteuncountabledisorder; irregularity

    Neither is there any Ataxy to be feared , in bringing to this distinction , betwixt pastors and flock

    c. 1640, Joseph Hall, Episcopacy by Divine Right

Synonyms & antonyms

nouninability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait

Similar
ataxiadyssynergiamotor ataxia
Broader
nervous disorderneurological disorderneurological disease
Also see
ataxiadyssynergia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀταξία“disorder”
  2. Englishataxy

Variant of ataxia, from Ancient Greek ἀταξία (ataxía, “disorder”). By surface analysis, a- (“not”) + tax- (“order”) + -y.

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APA

ataxy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ataxy

MLA

“ataxy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ataxy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ataxy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ataxy.

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