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ADHD
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A.D.H.D.
English
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Alternative forms
en A.D.H.D.
Pronunciation
en /ˌeɪ diː ˌeɪtʃ ˈdiː/ /ˌeɪ diː ˈeɪtʃ diː/ rare
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-ADHD.wav US
Noun
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en attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
en Kristen Rogers People with ADHD have shorter life expectancy and higher risk of mental health issues, study finds w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/23/health/adhd-shorter-life-expectancy-study-wellness/index.html 2025-01-23 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. https://web.archive.org/web/20260605210949/https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/23/health/adhd-shorter-life-expectancy-study-wellness/index.html 5 June 2026
Adjective
en attributive Of or relating to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
en an ADHD person
en some ADHD medication
en predicative informal As of or relating to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
en My brother is ADHD.
en I'm too ADHD to sit for that long.
en 2017 Mona Lisa Schulz Heal Your Mind 136 Nicotine is a stimulant too. Many of my friends that are so ADHD they are off the charts, after they've quit smoking, they have nicotine gum all over their house!
Verb
en colloquial intransitive sometimes offensive To act in a way thought to be characteristic of a person with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
en I had to ADHD my way through my twenties without a diagnosis.
Derived terms
en ADHD-C ADHD-PH/I ADHD-PI ADHDer AuDHD AuDHDer
Translations
the abbreviation ADHD
Afrikaans: af AGHS
Azerbaijani: az DÇHP
Basque: eu AGHA
Catalan: ca TDAH m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn ADHD
Danish: da ADHD c
Dutch: nl ADHD mf
Esperanto: eo AHP
Finnish: fi ADHD
French: fr TDAH m
German: de ADHS f
Greek: el ΔΕΠΥ f
Indonesian: id GPPH
Italian: it ADHD m, it DDAI m
Latin: la CHAD
Occitan: oc TDAI m
Polish: pl ADHD n
Portuguese: pt TDAH m
Romanian: ro ADHD
Russian: ru СДВГ
Spanish: es TDAH m
Swedish: sv adhd c, sv damp c similar diagnosis
Turkish: tr DEHB
Ukrainian: uk РДУГ m
Welsh: cy ADCG m
See also
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Anagrams
en addh hadd
Danish
da:
Pronunciation
da [ˈɛˀˈte̝ˀˈhɔˀˈte̝ˀ] [ˌɛte̝hɔˈte̝ˀ]
Noun
da psychology attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Declension
ADHD' en ADHD's sg
References
Dutch
nl:
Etymology
From nl en ADHD.
Pronunciation
nl /ˌaːdeːɦaːˈdeː/ /aːdeːˈɦaːdeː/
nl Nl-ADHD.ogg
Noun
nl noun m,f
nl psychology attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Derived terms
nl ADHD'er ADHDer, a person with ADHD
Indonesian
id:
Etymology
id en ADHD.
Pronunciation
a.dé.ha.dé
Noun
id neurology psychiatry psychology id en attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (en ADHD)
id gangguan pemusatan perhatian dan hiperaktivitas
Japanese
ja:
Etymology
From ja en ADHD.
Pronunciation
エーディーエッチディー 8 DJR
Noun
エーディーエッチディー
ja neurology pathology psychiatry psychology en ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
References
Polish
pl:
Etymology
pl :obor en:ADHD + 1
Pronunciation
a.de.ha'de A.D.H.D LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-ADHD.wav
Proper noun
n yes
pl neurology pathology psychiatry psychology en ADHD
Further reading
Swedish
sv:
Alternative forms
sv adhd
Pronunciation
sv /ɑːdeːˈhoːdeː/
Noun
c -
sv psychology en ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)
sv Han har ADHD He has ADHD
Declension
ADHD ADHD:n ADHD:s ADHD:ns
See also
sv DAMP
References
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