Meanings
plural learning disabilities
- A disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner.
Synonyms: learning difference, learning difficulty
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna disorder found in children of normal intelligence who have difficulties in learning specific skills
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian обучи́телни тру́дности
- обучи́телни тру́дности (obučítelni trúdnosti)disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner
Chinese Mandarin 學習障礙 /学习障碍
- 學習障礙 /学习障碍 (xuéxí zhàng'ài)disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner
Czech specifické poruchy učení
- specifické poruchy učenídisability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner
Dutch leerstoornis
- leerstoornisdisability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner
Finnish oppimisvaikeus
- oppimisvaikeusdisability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner
French trouble des apprentissages
- trouble des apprentissagesdisability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner
German Lernbehinderung
- Lernbehinderungdisability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner
Greek μαθησιακές δυσκολίες
- μαθησιακές δυσκολίες (mathisiakés dyskolíes)disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner
Hebrew לקות למידה
- לקות למידהdisability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner
Italian disturbi specifici di apprendimento
- disturbi specifici di apprendimentodisability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner
Japanese 学習障害
- 学習障害 (gakushū shōgai)disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner
Korean 학습장애
- 학습장애 (hakseupjang'ae)disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner
Polish trudności w uczeniu się
- trudności w uczeniu siędisability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner
Portuguese transtorno de aprendizagem, desordem de aprendizagem
- transtorno de aprendizagemdisability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner
- desordem de aprendizagemdisability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner
Russian затрудне́ния при обуче́нии, наруше́ние обуча́емости
- затрудне́ния при обуче́нии (zatrudnénija pri obučénii)disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner
- наруше́ние обуча́емости (narušénije obučájemosti)disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner
- тру́дности обуче́ния (trúdnosti obučénija)disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner
Spanish dificultades de aprendizaje
- dificultades de aprendizajedisability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner
Turkish öğrenme güçlüğü
- öğrenme güçlüğüdisability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner
Cite this entry
learning disability. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/learning%20disability
“learning disability.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/learning%20disability. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “learning disability,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/learning%20disability.
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