Retardation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌrɪˌtɑrˈdeɪʃən|
Brit.
|ˌriːtɑːˈdeɪʃən|
noun
- a decrease in rate of change (syn: deceleration)
- the extent to which something is delayed or held back
- any agent that retards or delays or hinders
- lack of normal development of intellectual capacities (syn: backwardness, slowness)
- the act of slowing down or falling behind (syn: lag, slowdown)
- the extent to which something is delayed or held back
- any agent that retards or delays or hinders
- lack of normal development of intellectual capacities (syn: backwardness, slowness)
- the act of slowing down or falling behind (syn: lag, slowdown)
Extra examples
The child suffered severe mental retardation.
The chemical induced a retardation of cell growth.
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