Definitions for Retardedrɪˈtɑr dɪd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

re•tard•edrɪˈtɑr dɪd(adj.)

  1. characterized by retardation:

    a retarded child.

    Category: Psychiatry

  2. (n.)the retarded, mentally retarded persons collectively.

    Category: Psychiatry

Princeton's WordNet

  1. mentally retarded, retarded, developmentally challenged(adj)

    people collectively who are mentally retarded

    "he started a school for the retarded"

  2. retarded(adj)

    relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development

    "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded"

Wiktionary

  1. retarded(Adjective)

    Delayed; delayed in development, hindered; impeded.

  2. retarded(Adjective)

    Having mental retardation, characterised by learning difficulties (specifically having an IQ below 70); now more generally, mentally deficient.

  3. retarded(Adjective)

    Underdeveloped (of a person's intelligence, abilities etc.).

  4. retarded(Adjective)

    Stupid, dumb.

  5. retarded(Adjective)

    Designating a parameter of an electromagnetic field which is adjusted to account for the finite speed of radiation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Retarded(u)

    of Retard


Translations for Retarded

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

retarded(adjective)

to make slower or later

The country's economic progress was retarded by strikes; The baby's development was retarded by an accident he had shortly after birth.; a mentally retarded child.

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