dys‧lex‧i‧a /dɪsˈleksiə/
noun [uncountable][
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: dys- 'bad' (from Greek) + Greek lexis 'word, speech']
a condition that makes it difficult for someone to read and spell
—dyslexic adjective:
Two of the children in the class are dyslexic. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲