Retard
verb (used with object)
1.
to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
verb (used without object)
2.
to be delayed.
noun
3.
a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
4.
Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person who is cognitively impaired.
a person who is stupid, obtuse, or ineffective in some way:
a hopeless social retard.
5.
Automotive, Machinery. an adjustment made in the setting of the distributor of an internal-combustion engine so that the spark for ignition in each cylinder is generated later in the cycle.
verb (rɪˈtɑːd)
1.
(transitive) to delay or slow down (the progress, speed, or development) of (something)
noun (ˈriːtɑːd)
2.
(US, offensive) a retarded person
3.
(US, offensive) a foolish person
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- Retardancy
noun, Chemistry. 1. any substance capable of reducing the speed of a given reaction. adjective 2. retarding or tending to retard (usually used in combination): fire-retardant construction materials. noun 1. a substance that reduces the rate of a chemical reaction adjective 2. having a slowing effect
- Retardant
noun, Chemistry. 1. any substance capable of reducing the speed of a given reaction. adjective 2. retarding or tending to retard (usually used in combination): fire-retardant construction materials. noun 1. a substance that reduces the rate of a chemical reaction adjective 2. having a slowing effect
- Retardate
noun 1. someone who is retarded in some way, as educationally or mentally; retardee. noun 1. (psychol) a person who is retarded retardate re·tar·date (rĭ-tär’dāt’, -dĭt) n. A mentally retarded person.
- Retardation
noun 1. the act of retarding or state of being retarded. 2. something that retards; hindrance. 3. Usually Offensive. slowness or limitation in intellectual understanding and awareness, emotional development, academic progress, etc. See also mental retardation. 4. Music. a form of suspension that is resolved upward. noun 1. the act of retarding or the state […]