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- [ri-tahrd, for 1–3, 5; ree-tahrd for 4]
- /rɪˈtɑrd, for 1–3, 5; ˈri tɑrd for 4 /
- /rɪˈtɑːd/
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- [ri-tahrd, for 1–3, 5; ree-tahrd for 4]
- /rɪˈtɑrd, for 1–3, 5; ˈri tɑrd for 4 /
Definitions of retard word
- verb with object retard to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede. 1
- verb without object retard to be delayed. 1
- noun retard a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine. 1
- noun retard Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a person who is cognitively impaired. a person who is stupid, obtuse, or ineffective in some way: a hopeless social retard. 1
- noun retard Automotive, Machinery. an adjustment made in the setting of the distributor of an internal-combustion engine so that the spark for ignition in each cylinder is generated later in the cycle. 1
- noun retard insult: unintelligent person 1
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Origin of retard
First appearance:
before 1480 One of the 25% oldest English words
1480-90; < Latin retardāre to delay, protract, equivalent to re- re- + tardāre to loiter, be slow, derivative of tardus slow; see tardy
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Parts of speech for Retard
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
retard popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
retard usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for retard
verb retard
- anesthetize — to cause anesthesia in; give an anesthetic to
- anesthetized — to render physically insensible, as by an anesthetic.
- arrest — If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
- back water — to reverse the direction of a boat, esp to push the oars of a rowing boat to slow it down or stop it
- backwater — A backwater is a place that is isolated.
Antonyms for retard
verb retard
- accelerate — If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it gets faster and faster.
- act upon — anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act.
- actuate — If a person is actuated by an emotion, that emotion makes them act in a certain way. If something actuates a device, the device starts working.
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- barreling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
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