ADHD — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Of or relating to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

   Usage

   • attributive

   Examples

   an ADHD person

   some ADHD medication

2. As of or relating to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

   Usage

   • Informal
   • predicative

   Examples

   My brother is ADHD.

   I'm too ADHD to sit for that long.

   More examples (1)

   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

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

   Usage

   • Colloquial
   • Intransitive
   • Offensive
   • sometimes

   Examples

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

Noun

1. a condition characterized by hyperactivity, impulsivity, and emotional dysregulation

   Synonyms

   attention deficit disorderADDattention deficit hyperactivity disorderhyperkinetic syndromeminimal brain dysfunctionminimal brain damageMBD

   Broader terms

   disorderupset