GDict
en
Englishen中文zh日本語jaFrançaisfrDeutschdeEspañoles

ADHD

6 senses · 43 ms
Level C1
local copy0 msLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0Wiktionary contributors
noun/ˌeɪ diː ˌeɪtʃ ˈdiː//ˌeɪ diː ˈeɪtʃ diː/
  1. 1

    Initialism of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.abbreviationalt-ofinitialism

    • Men diagnosed with ADHD had a reduction in life expectancy by 4 ½ years to nine years, while women’s life expectancy was shortened by 6 ½ years to 11 years, according to the study published Thursday in The British Journal of Psychiatry.
adj/ˌeɪ diː ˌeɪtʃ ˈdiː//ˌeɪ diː ˈeɪtʃ diː/
  1. 1

    Of or relating to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.attributive

    • an ADHD person
    • some ADHD medication
  2. 2

    As of or relating to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.informalpredicative

    • My brother is ADHD.
    • I'm too ADHD to sit for that long.
verb/ˌeɪ diː ˌeɪtʃ ˈdiː//ˌeɪ diː ˈeɪtʃ diː/
  1. 1

    To act in a way thought to be characteristic of a person with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.colloquialintransitiveoffensive

    • I had to ADHD my way through my twenties without a diagnosis.

Nearby entries