retardation
the act of retarding or state of being retarded.
something that retards; hindrance.
Usually Offensive. slowness or limitation in intellectual understanding and awareness, emotional development, academic progress, etc.: See also intellectual disability, mental retardation.
Music. a form of suspension that is resolved upward.
Origin of retardation
1- Also re·tard·ment [ri-tahrd-muhnt] /rɪˈtɑrd mənt/ (for defs. 1, 2) .
usage note For retardation
Other words from retardation
- re·tard·a·tive [ri-tahr-duh-tiv], /rɪˈtɑr də tɪv/, re·tard·a·to·ry [ri-tahr-duh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee], /rɪˈtɑr dəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/, adjective
- non·re·tar·da·tion, noun
- non·re·tard·a·tive, adjective
- non·re·tard·a·to·ry, adjective
- non·re·tard·ment, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for retardation
less commonly retardment (rɪˈtɑːdmənt)
/ (ˌriːtɑːˈdeɪʃən) /
the act of retarding or the state of being retarded
something that retards; hindrance
the rate of deceleration
psychiatry the slowing down of mental functioning and bodily movement
Derived forms of retardation
- retardative or retardatory, adjective
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