Retardation (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Any agent that retards or delays or hinders; "flame-retardant".

Classification

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made).

Synonyms

• Retardant
• Retardent

Hypernyms

• Agent

Related Words

• Retard (verb)

Meaning ²

A decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race".

Classification

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.

Synonyms

• Deceleration
• Slowing

Hypernyms

• Alteration
• Change

Related Words

• Retard (verb)

Meaning ³

The act of slowing down or falling behind.

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

• Slowdown
• Lag

Hypernyms

• Delay
• Holdup

Related Words

• Retard (verb)

Meaning ⁴

Lack of normal development of intellectual capacities.

Classification

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.

Synonyms

• Slowness
• Mental Retardation
• Subnormality
• Backwardness

Hyponyms

• Mental Defectiveness
• Amentia
• Mental Deficiency

Related Words

• Retard (verb)

Meaning ⁵

The extent to which something is delayed or held back.

Classification

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.

Hypernyms

• Time Lag
• Hold
• Wait
• Postponement

Related Words

• Retard (verb)