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attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

 noun
     
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder also attention-deficit syndrome [uncountable] medical
ADHD
a medical condition that especially affects children. It causes them to be too active and to be unable to pay attention or be quiet for very long.
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