Meanings
- uncountablehuman sciencesA developmental disorder in which a person has difficulty to concentrate and a persistent pattern of impulsiveness and inattention, with or without a component of hyperactivity.
Having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, is associated with a shorter life expectancy and a greater risk of mental health issues, according to a new study of more than 30,000 people with the disorder in the United Kingdom.
2025 January 23, Kristen Rogers, “People with ADHD have shorter life expectancy and higher risk of mental health issues, study finds”, in CNNSynonyms: ADHD, A.D.H.D., hyperkinetic disorder
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA developmental disorder in which a person has difficulty to concentrate and a persistent pattern of impulsiveness and inattention, with or without a component of hyperactivity.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna condition characterized by hyperactivity, impulsivity, and emotional dysregulation
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Catalan trastorn per dèficit d'atenció amb hiperactivitat, TDAH
- trastorn per dèficit d'atenció amb hiperactivitatdevelopmental disorder
- TDAHdevelopmental disorder
Chinese Mandarin 注意力不足過動症 /注意力不足过动症, 注意力缺失症
- 注意力不足過動症 /注意力不足过动症 (zhùyìlì bùzú guòdòng zhèng)developmental disorder
- 注意力缺失症 (zhùyìlì quēshī zhèng)developmental disorder
- 多動症 /多动症 (duōdòngzhèng)developmental disorder
- 注意缺陷多動症 /注意缺陷多动症 (zhùyì quēxiàn duōdòngzhèng)developmental disorder
- 注意力缺陷多動障礙 /注意力缺陷多动障碍 (zhùyìlì quēxiàn duōdòng zhàng'ài)developmental disorder
Danish ADHD
- ADHDdevelopmental disorder
Esperanto atentomanka-hiperaktiva perturbo, AHP
- atentomanka-hiperaktiva perturbodevelopmental disorder
- AHPdevelopmental disorder
Finnish tarkkaavaisuus- ja ylivilkkaushäiriö, ADHD
- tarkkaavaisuus- ja ylivilkkaushäiriödevelopmental disorder
- ADHDdevelopmental disorder
- aktiivisuuden ja tarkkaavaisuuden häiriödevelopmental disorder
French TDAH, trouble du déficit de l’attention avec ou sans hyperactivité
- TDAHdevelopmental disorder
- trouble du déficit de l’attention avec ou sans hyperactivitédevelopmental disorder
German Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörung, ADHS
- Aufmerksamkeitsdefizit-Hyperaktivitätsstörungdevelopmental disorder
- ADHSdevelopmental disorder
Greek διαταραχή ελλειμματικής προσοχής/υπερκινητικότητας, ΔΕΠΥ
- διαταραχή ελλειμματικής προσοχής/υπερκινητικότητας (diatarachí elleimmatikís prosochís/yperkinitikótitas)developmental disorder
- ΔΕΠΥ (DEPY)developmental disorder
Hebrew הפרעת קשב ופעלתנות־יתר, הפרעת קשב
- הפרעת קשב ופעלתנות־יתר (hafraát késhev ufaaltanút yeter)developmental disorder
- הפרעת קשב (hafraát késhev)developmental disorder
- הפרעת קשב וריכוז (hafraát késhev verikúz)developmental disorder
Icelandic athyglisbrestur og ofvirkni
- athyglisbrestur og ofvirknidevelopmental disorder
Indonesian gangguan pemusatan perhatian dan hiperaktivitas
- gangguan pemusatan perhatian dan hiperaktivitasdevelopmental disorder
Italian disturbo da deficit di attenzione e iperattività
- disturbo da deficit di attenzione e iperattivitàdevelopmental disorder
Japanese 注意欠陥・多動性障害, ADHD (ADHD)
- 注意欠陥・多動性障害developmental disorder
- ADHD (ADHD)developmental disorder
Polish ADHD, zespół nadpobudliwości psychoruchowej z deficytem uwagi
- ADHDdevelopmental disorder
- zespół nadpobudliwości psychoruchowej z deficytem uwagidevelopmental disorder
- zespół nadpobudliwości psychoruchowej z brakiem koncentracji uwagidevelopmental disorder
- zaburzenia hiperkinetycznedevelopmental disorder
Portuguese transtorno do déficit de atenção com hiperatividade, transtorno de déficit de atenção e hiperatividade
- transtorno do déficit de atenção com hiperatividadedevelopmental disorder
- transtorno de déficit de atenção e hiperatividadedevelopmental disorder
- TDAHdevelopmental disorder
Russian синдро́м дефици́та внима́ния и гиперакти́вности, СДВГ
- синдро́м дефици́та внима́ния и гиперакти́вности (sindróm deficíta vnimánija i giperaktívnosti)developmental disorder
- СДВГ (SDVG)developmental disorder
Spanish trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad, TDAH
- trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividaddevelopmental disorder
- TDAHdevelopmental disorder
Swedish adhd, damp
- adhddevelopmental disorder
- dampdevelopmental disorder
Turkish dikkat eksikliği hiperaktivite bozukluğu, DEHB
- dikkat eksikliği hiperaktivite bozukluğudevelopmental disorder
- DEHBdevelopmental disorder
Ukrainian ро́злад дефіци́ту ува́ги та гіперакти́вності, РДУГ
- ро́злад дефіци́ту ува́ги та гіперакти́вності (rózlad deficýtu uváhy ta hiperaktývnosti)developmental disorder
- РДУГ (RDUH)developmental disorder
Welsh anhwylder diffyg canolbwyntio a gorfywiogrwydd
- anhwylder diffyg canolbwyntio a gorfywiogrwydddevelopmental disorder
Cite this entry
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attention%20deficit%20hyperactivity%20disorder
“attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/attention%20deficit%20hyperactivity%20disorder. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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