retard

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.4.2 Antonyms 1.4.3 Translations 1.4.4 Derived terms 1.5 Anagrams 2 French 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Derived terms 2.4 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Middle English < Anglo-Norman or Latin, from Anglo-Norman retarder, from Latin retardāre (“‘to retard’”), from re- + tardus (“‘slow’”)

[edit] Pronunciation

Noun (delay sense), verb

• (UK) IPA: /rɪˈtɑː(ɹ)d/, SAMPA: /rI"tA:(r)d/
• (US) IPA: /rɪˈtɑɹd/, SAMPA: /rI"tArd/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)d

Noun (offensive slang sense)

• (UK) IPA: /ˈriːtɑː(ɹ)d/, SAMPA: /"ri:tA:(r)d/
• (US) enPR: rēʹtɑrd, IPA: /riːtɑɹd/, SAMPA: /ri:tArd/

[edit] Noun

retard (plural retards)

1. retardation; delay
2. (offensive slang) a person with mental retardation
3. (offensive slang) a stupid person, or one who is slow to learn

[edit] Synonyms

• (retardation): delay, hold-up, retardation
• (person with mental retardation): idiot, tard (offensive), imbecile (disused medical term), mental deficient (legal term), moron (disused medical term), person with learning difficulties
• (stupid person): See synonyms for "fool" in WikiSaurus

[edit] Translations

[edit] Verb

to retard (third-person singular simple present retards, present participle retarding, simple past and past participle retarded)

1. (transitive) To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder

   retard the march of an army

   retard the motion of a ship

2. (transitive) To put off; to postpone.

   to retard the attacks of old age

   to retard a rupture between nations

3. (transitive) To stay back.

[edit] Synonyms

• (keep delaying; continue to hinder): decelerate, hinder, slow, slow down
• (postpone): postpone, put off
• (stay back): hang back, stay back

[edit] Antonyms

• (keep delaying; continue to hinder): accelerate, speed, speed up
• (postpone):
• (stay back): come forward

[edit] Translations

[edit] Derived terms

• retarded

[edit] Anagrams

• darter
• tarred
• trader

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From the verb retarder

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Noun

retard m. (plural retards)

1. delay

[edit] Derived terms

• en retard

[edit] References

• IQ Basics, including formerly used medical terms for people with very low IQs