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retard

Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈtɑːd/

The English word “retard” has 9 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A retardation; a delay.
  2. A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
  3. A person with mental retardation.
  4. A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.

verb

  1. To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
  2. To put off; to postpone.
  3. To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).
  4. To decelerate; to slow down.
  5. To stay back.

Etymology

From Middle English retarden, from Anglo-Norman retarder, from Latin retardō (“to retard”, from re- + tardus (“slow”)).

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