# ataxia

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈtæksɪə/ · frequency rank #50,946

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

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀταξία (ataxía, “disorder”), derived from ἄτακτος (átaktos, “disorderly”). By surface analysis, a- (“not”) + tax- (“order”) + -ia.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ataxia