ataxia

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) Lack of coordination while performing voluntary movements, which may appear to be clumsiness, inaccuracy, or instability.
2. (countable, physical, uncountable) The condition of a polymer in which the orientation of the subunits is random
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Disorder; irregularity.

Synonyms

ataxy

motor ataxia

dyssynergia

disorder

incoordination

irregularity

mess

mischief

mischievousness

naughtiness

prank

shenanigan

wildness

lack of coordination

amyotaxy

dystaxia

clutter

amyotaxia

confusion

disarray

Translations

ataxie

Ataxie

atassia

ataxia

ataxia

ataxie

atàxia

رنح

Bewegungskoordinationsstörung

αταξία

ataxia

ataxia

perca da coordenação muscular

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈtæksɪə/

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀταξία (ataxía, “disorder”), derived from ἄτακτος (átaktos, “disorderly”).