learning disability

noun

: any of various conditions (such as dyslexia or dysgraphia) that interfere with an individual's ability to learn and so result in impaired functioning in language, reasoning, or academic skills (such as reading, writing, and mathematics) and that are thought to be caused by difficulties in processing and integrating information

called also learning difference

learning disabled adjective

Examples of learning disability in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

South Bay’s Services South Bay can offer a unique set of resources to students with learning disabilities and obstacles. —Nia Bowers, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025

Born with Down syndrome, Domenica is the inspiration behind Team Domenica, which was founded by her mother, Rosa Monckton, 72, to help young adults with learning disabilities develop the confidence and skills needed to join the workforce. —Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025

Some of these students may also have unrecognized learning disabilities. —Eric Hengyu Hu, The Conversation, 11 Nov. 2025

In addition to Brian’s story, Michael Peña’s Detective Alcaras is working to place his son, who has severe learning disabilities, into a specialized school. —Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for learning disability

• communicability
• comprehensibility
• deliverability
• differentiability
• impenetrability
• impermeability
• impracticability
• inaccessibility
• inadmissibility
• inapplicability
• incompatibility
• indestructibility

Kids Definition

learning disability

noun

: any of various conditions (as attention deficit disorder and dyslexia) that interfere with a person's ability to learn basic academic skills

called also learning difference

learning disabled adjective

Medical Definition

learning disability

noun

: any of various disorders (as dyslexia or dysgraphia) that interfere with an individual's ability to learn resulting in impaired functioning in verbal language, reasoning, or academic skills (as reading, writing, and mathematics) and are thought to be caused by difficulties in processing and integrating information

—abbreviation LD

learning disabled adjective