RETARDATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of slowing down or falling behind
   Synonym(s)
   • lag (what does lag mean?)
   • slowdown (what does slowdown mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) retardation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • delay (what does delay mean?)
   • holdup (what does holdup mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)
   • decelerate (what does decelerate mean?)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)
   • lag (what does lag mean?)
   • dawdle (what does dawdle mean?)
   • fall back (what does fall back mean?)
   • fall behind (what does fall behind mean?)
   • decelerate (what does decelerate mean?)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   • slack (what does slack mean?)
   • slacken (what does slacken mean?)
   • decelerate (what does decelerate mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a decrease in speed
   Synonym(s)
   • deceleration (what does deceleration mean?)
   • slowing (what does slowing mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the deceleration of the arms race
   Hypernyms(s) retardation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • speed (what does speed mean?)
   • swiftness (what does swiftness mean?)
   • fastness (what does fastness mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • acceleration (what does acceleration mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)
   • decelerate (what does decelerate mean?)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   • slack (what does slack mean?)
   • slacken (what does slacken mean?)
   • decelerate (what does decelerate mean?)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)
   • decelerate (what does decelerate mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • decelerate (what does decelerate mean?)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)
3. Meaning
   • lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
   Synonym(s)
   • backwardness (what does backwardness mean?)
   • mental retardation (what does mental retardation mean?)
   • slowness (what does slowness mean?)
   • subnormality (what does subnormality mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) retardation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • stupidity (what does stupidity mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • abnormality (what does abnormality mean?)
   • mental defectiveness (what does mental defectiveness mean?)
   • moronity (what does moronity mean?)
   • mental deficiency (what does mental deficiency mean?)
   • idiocy (what does idiocy mean?)
   • amentia (what does amentia mean?)
   • imbecility (what does imbecility mean?)
   • mongolism (what does mongolism mean?)
   • mongolianism (what does mongolianism mean?)
   • Down’s syndrome (what does Down’s syndrome mean?)
   • Down syndrome (what does Down syndrome mean?)
   • trisomy 21 (what does trisomy 21 mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • check (what does check mean?)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)
   • delay (what does delay mean?)
4. Meaning
   • any agent that retards or delays or hinders
   Synonym(s)
   • retardant (what does retardant mean?)
   • retardent (what does retardent mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • flame-retardant
   Hypernyms(s) retardation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • agent (what does agent mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)
5. Meaning
   • the extent to which something is delayed or held back
   Hypernyms(s) retardation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • delay (what does delay mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • time lag (what does time lag mean?)
   • postponement (what does postponement mean?)
   • wait (what does wait mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)