Definition of retard Retard
/ɹɪtɑˈɹd/ - [ritard] - re•tard
We found 17 definitions of retard from 4 different sources.
What does retard mean?
WordNet
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| retard - be delayed | ||
| be spend or use time; "I may be an hour" | ||
| retard - cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate" | ||
| decelerate, slow down reduce the speed of; "He slowed down the car" | ||
| deaden convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil | ||
| retard - lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated" | ||
| decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up | ||
| accelerate, speed up, quicken, speed move faster; "The car accelerated" | ||
| decrease, diminish, lessen, fall decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" | ||
| slow, slow up, slow down become slow or slower; "Production slowed" | ||
| detain, delay, hold up cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" | ||
| retard - slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development" | ||
| check, delay | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| dampen lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall" | ||
| detain, delay, stay cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- retard (Noun)
Retardation; delay. - retard (Noun)
A person with mental retardation. - retard (Noun)
A stupid person, or one who is slow to learn. - retard (Verb)
To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder. - retard (Verb)
To put off; to postpone. - retard (Verb)
To be slow or dilatory to perform something. - retard (Verb)
To decelerate; to slow down. - retard (Verb)
To stay back.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- retard (v. t.)
To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; as, to retard the march of an army; to retard the motion of a ship; -- opposed to accelerate. - retard (v. t.)
To put off; to postpone; as, to retard the attacks of old age; to retard a rupture between nations. - retard (v. i.)
To stay back. - retard (n.)
Retardation; delay.
