Meanings
adjectivedyslexic (comparative more dyslexic, superlative most dyslexic)
comparative more dyslexic · superlative most dyslexic
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA person who has dyslexia.
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More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehaving impaired ability to comprehend written words usually associated with a neurologic disorder
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Origin
By surface analysis, dyslexia + -ic. Piecewise doublet of dyslectic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan dislèctic, dislèctic
- dislècticof or pertaining to dyslexia
- dislèctica person who has dyslexia
Czech dyslektický, dyslektik
- dyslektickýof or pertaining to dyslexia
- dyslektika person who has dyslexia
Finnish lukihäiriöinen, lukihäiriöinen
- lukihäiriöinenof or pertaining to dyslexia
- lukihäiriöinenhaving dyslexia
- lukihäiriöinena person who has dyslexia
French dyslexique, dyslexique
- dyslexiqueof or pertaining to dyslexia
- dyslexiquea person who has dyslexia
German legasthenisch, legasthen
- legasthenischhaving dyslexia
- legasthenhaving dyslexia
- Legasthenikera person who has dyslexia
Icelandic lesblindu-, lesblindur
- lesblindu-of or pertaining to dyslexia
- lesblindurhaving dyslexia
- lesblindura person who has dyslexia
Italian dislessico, dislessico
- dislessicoof or pertaining to dyslexia
- dislessicohaving dyslexia
- dislessicoa person who has dyslexia
Norwegian dyslektisk, dyslektisk
- dyslektiskof or pertaining to dyslexia
- dyslektiskhaving dyslexia
Portuguese disléxico, disléxico
- disléxicoof or pertaining to dyslexia
- disléxicoa person who has dyslexia
Scottish Gaelic dall air faclan
- dall air faclanhaving dyslexia
Spanish disléxico, disléxico
- disléxicoof or pertaining to dyslexia
- disléxicohaving dyslexia
- disléxicoa person who has dyslexia
Swedish dyslektisk, dyslektisk
- dyslektiskof or pertaining to dyslexia
- dyslektiskhaving dyslexia
- dyslektikera person who has dyslexia
Welsh dyslecsig, dyslecsig
- dyslecsigof or pertaining to dyslexia
- dyslecsighaving dyslexia
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Cite this entry
APA
dyslexic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyslexic
MLA
“dyslexic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyslexic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dyslexic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyslexic.
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