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oppositional defiant disorder

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
op-po-si-tion-al de-fi-ant dis-or-der
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
9
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A childhood disorder characterized by an ongoing pattern of anger-guided disobedience, hostility, and defiant behavior toward authority figures.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

oppositional defiant disorders (plural)

Synonyms

ODD

Questions

What does oppositional defiant disorder mean?
A childhood disorder characterized by an ongoing pattern of anger-guided disobedience, hostility, and defiant behavior toward authority figures.

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