attention deficit disorder

== English == === Alternative forms === attention-deficit disorder === Noun === attention deficit disorder (countable and uncountable, plural attention deficit disorders) A syndrome formerly thought to affect children only, but now known also to affect adults, that is characterized by frequent, chronic distractibility, and either inattentiveness or hyperactivity (fidgeting). ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)