Retardation

Quick meaning: Retardation is a noun meaning The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.

Meaning

The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.

More Meanings

1. The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness.
2. (psychology) Ellipsis of mental retardation.
3. (colloquial, derogatory, offensive) Extreme stupidity.
4. That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
5. (physics) Deceleration; reduction in the magnitude of velocity.
6. (music) A suspension which resolves upwards.

Example Sentences

[...] the effect is automatically to select a braking force which is higher at above 40 m.p.h., in the initial stages of retardation, but is reduced as the speed falls below 40 m.p.h.

Me and my friends used to feed LSD to this little retarded girl in our neighborhood and we'd lock arms around her and go "nightmare! Nightmare! Nightmare! Nightmare! Nightmare! Nightmare! Nightmare! Nightmare!" It actually cured her retardation.

Word Forms

• retardations

Synonyms for retardation

Depending on context, synonyms include lag, slowdown, slowness, subnormality, deceleration, backwardness.

Antonyms for retardation

Common opposites include acceleration.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include backwardness, slowdown, deceleration, slowing, lag, slowness.

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