learning-disabled

[ lur-ning-dis-ey-buhld ]

/ ˈlɜr nɪŋ dɪsˌeɪ bəld /

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adjective

pertaining to or having a learning disability: a learning-disabled child.

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Origin of learning-disabled

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby learning-disabled

learner's chain, learning, learning curve, learning difficulties, learning disability, learning-disabled, learning management system, learning pod, learning resources center, learning support assistant, learn one's lesson

How to use learning-disabled in a sentence

Excerpted from A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures by Quinn Bradlee and Jeff Himmelman © 2009.
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He was a ruthlessly-teased, learning-disabled little boy who was criticized by teachers for not being able to keep up in class.
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You could see them as a very learning-disabled person trying his or her hand at lanyards.
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