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verb
- 1. delay or hold back in terms of progress or development: "our progress was retarded by unforeseen difficulties"
noun
- 1. a person who has an intellectual disability (often used as a general term of abuse). offensive
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RETARD definition: 1. to make something slower: 2. a word for a person with a learning disability (= a condition that…. Learn more.
The meaning of RETARD is to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment. How to use retard in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Retard.
To retard something is to slow it down. A lack of fresh fruit and vegetables can retard the growth of a young child.
1. verb. If something retards a process, or the development of something, it makes it happen more slowly. [formal] Continuing violence will retard negotiations over the country's future. [VERB noun] Synonyms: slow down, check, arrest, delay More Synonyms of retard. 2. countable noun.
4 days ago · Synonyms: retarded, (offensive) tard, (disused medical term) imbecile, (legal term) mental deficient, (disused medical term) moron. The retard in our class needs special help. ( informal, offensive) A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: fool.
a word used to describe a person with a learning disability (= a condition that can have an effect on someone's ability to learn easily), which was used by doctors in the past but is now extremely offensive.
Define retard. retard synonyms, retard pronunciation, retard translation, English dictionary definition of retard. v. re·tard·ed , re·tard·ing , re·tards v. tr. To cause to move or proceed slowly; delay or impede. v. intr. To be delayed. n. 1. A slowing down or hindering...
Definition of retard verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you describe someone as a retard, you mean that they have not developed normally, either mentally or socially.
What does the noun retard mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun retard, two of which are considered offensive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. retard has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
