Definitions for RETARD
rɪˈtɑrd for 1-3, 5 ; ˈri tɑrd for 4re·tard

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retardverb

   a person of subnormal intelligence

2. retardverb

   cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate

   "This drug will retard your heart rate"

3. retardverb

   be delayed

4. check, retard, delayverb

   slow the growth or development of

   "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"

5. decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retardverb

   lose velocity; move more slowly

   "The car decelerated"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. retardnoun

   Retardation; delay.

2. retardnoun

   A person with mental retardation.

3. retardnoun

   A stupid person, or one who is slow to learn.

4. retardverb

   To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder

5. retardverb

   To put off; to postpone.

6. retardverb

   To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).

7. retardverb

   To decelerate; to slow down.

8. retardverb

   To stay back.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To RETARDverb

   Etymology: retardo, Lat. retarder, Fr.

   1. To hinder; to obstruct in swiftness of course.

   How Iphitus with me, and Pelias
   Slowly retire; the one retarded was
   By feeble age, the other by a wound. John Denham.

   2. To delay; to put off.

   Nor kings nor nations
   One moment can retard th’ appointed hour. Dryden.

   It is as natural to delay a letter at such a season, as to retard a melancholy visit to a person one cannot relieve. Alexander Pope.

2. To Retardverb

   To stay back.

   Some years it hath also retarded, and come far later, than usually it was expected. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. retard

   The term "retard" is considered offensive and derogatory when used to refer to a person who has a mental disability or when used as an insult. It is generally considered disrespectful and inappropriate to use. On the other hand, in a non-offensive context, it is a term used in music to indicate a decrease in speed. In the sphere of mechanics, it denotes slowing down or delaying some process. It is also used in the-context of fireproofing, where it signifies slowing the spread of fire. The usage entirely depends on the context in which it is used.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Retardverb

   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

2. Retardverb

   to put off; to postpone; as, to retard the attacks of old age; to retard a rupture between nations

3. Retardverb

   to stay back

4. Retardnoun

   retardation; delay

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Retard

   rē-tärd′, v.t. to keep back: to delay: to defer.—adj. Retar′dant.—n. Retardā′tion, delay: hinderance: obstacle: (phys.) a continuous decrement in velocity: in acoustics, the distance by which one wave is behind another: (mus.) the act of diminishing the rate of speed: (teleg.) decrease in the speed of telegraph signalling.—adjs. Retar′dātive, tending or serving to retard; Retar′dātory.—ns. Retar′der; Retard′ment.—Retardation of mean solar time, the change of the sun's right ascension in a sidereal day. [Fr.,—L. retardāre—re-, inten., tardāre, to make slow—tardus, slow.]

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Anagrams for RETARD »

1. darter

2. tarred

3. trader

4. dartre

5. retrad

6. redart

How to pronounce RETARD?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say RETARD in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of RETARD in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of RETARD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of RETARD in a Sentence

1. Tommy Boy:

   Richard Okay... seatbelts. Just put the little thing into the big thing and... I tell ya what. If you don't know how to fasten your seatbelt, just raise your hand and I'll have Tommy Boy here come back there and hit you in the head with a tack hammer because you're a RETARD

2. Gabriel Miles:

   You're a retard.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=RETARD
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Retard
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=RETARD
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/RETARD
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=RETARD