Apraxia definition is - loss or impairment of the ability to execute complex coordinated movements without muscular or sensory impairment.LoginSignUpHello,Games&QuizzesThesaurusWordoftheDayFeaturesBuyingGuideM-WBooksMyWordsMyWordsViewRecentsAccountLogOutapraxianounSaveWordaprax·​ia|\(ˌ)ā-ˈprak-sē-ə\Definitionofapraxia:lossorimpairmentoftheabilitytoexecutecomplexcoordinatedmovementswithoutmuscularorsensoryimpairmentOtherWordsfromapraxiaExampleSentencesLearnMoreAboutapraxiaKeepscrollingformoreOtherWordsfromapraxiaapractic\(ˌ)ā-​ˈprak-​tik\orapraxic\(ˌ)ā-​ˈprak-​sik\adjectiveExamplesofapraxiainaSentenceRecentExamplesontheWebAnhourintothevisitwiththetherapist,Drummondheardthewordapraxiaforthefirsttime.—YvetteOrozco,HoustonChronicle,30Oct.2019Braun's4-year-oldson,Killian,wasbornwithaneurologicaldisordercalledchildhoodapraxiaofspeech.—JordanCulver,USATODAY,11Aug.2019Killianwasbornwithchildhoodapraxiaofspeech,adisorderinwhichspeechmusclesdon’tworknormallybecausethebrainhastroublecoordinatingtheirmovements,Braunwrote.—MarisaIati,WashingtonPost,10Aug.2019Killianwasbornwithchildhoodapraxiaofspeech,adisorderinwhichspeechmusclesdon'tworknormallybecausethebrainhastroublecoordinatingtheirmovements,Braunwrote.—TheWashingtonPost,oregonlive.com,9Aug.2019Calebwassupposedtorepeatthewordthreetimes,whichwasdifficultforkidswithapraxia.—LisaScottoline,Philly.com,10Apr.2018HUGEimpactwithmychildwhohasapraxia,downsyndromeandhearingloss.—CharlenePaparizos,cleveland.com,23May2017Brittanyalsowasdiagnosedwithanauditoryprocessingdisorderandmotor-controlissuescausedbyapraxiaanddyspraxia.—NatalieAngley,CNN,12May2017Ms.KetchamisamotorneuroscientistatElonUniversityinElon,N.C.,andthemotherofachildwithautism,apraxiaandattention-deficithyperactivitydisorder.—HannahFurfaro,WSJ,26Feb.2017Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'apraxia.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback.SeeMoreFirst