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Definition of 'retard'Noun
( en-noun)
Retardation; delay.
(slang|offensive) A person with mental retardation.
- Do all retards have a low I.Q.?
(slang|offensive) A stupid person, or one who is slow to learn.
Synonyms
* (retardation) delay, hold-up, retardation
* (person with mental retardation) idiot, tard (offensive), imbecile (disused medical term), mental deficient (legal term), moron (disused medical term), person with learning difficulties
* (stupid person) See also
Verb
( en-verb)
To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder
- retard the march of an army
- retard the motion of a ship
To put off; to postpone.
- to retard the attacks of old age
- to retard a rupture between nations
(obsolete) To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).
To decelerate; to slow down.
(obsolete) To stay back.
- (Sir Thomas Browne)
Synonyms
* decelerate, hinder, slow, slow down
* (postpone) postpone, put off
* (stay back) hang back, stay back
Antonyms
* accelerate, speed, speed up
* (postpone)
* (stay back) come forward
Derived terms
* retarded
References
* IQ Basics, including formerly used medical terms for people with very low IQs
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