English Explanatory Dictionary

strephosymbolia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tendency, associated with word blindness, to twist or invert certain similar letters (such as b and d) when reading.

Word forms

strephosymbolia

Etymology

Coined in 1925 by Samuel Orton. From Ancient Greek στρέφω (stréphō, “turn aside”) + symbol + -ia.

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