dyssemia

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noun

A learning difference that involves impairment with understanding and/or using nonverbal communication

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Meanings

noundyssemia (countable and uncountable, plural dyssemias)

plural dyssemias

  1. countableuncountableA learning difference that involves impairment with understanding and/or using nonverbal communication

Origin

From dys- (difficulty) + sem (the Greek root for signal) + -ia. Coined in 1992.

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APA

dyssemia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyssemia

MLA

“dyssemia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyssemia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dyssemia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyssemia.

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