Associations to the word «Retarded»
Noun
- Ordinance
- Accommodation
- Saturn
- Murderer
- Mutation
- Particle
- Homicide
- Accreditation
- Wavelength
- Recollection
- Asylum
- Toxicity
- Valve
- Hormone
- Diffusion
- Classroom
- Dissertation
- Defect
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- Baby
- Jury
- Civilization
- Parent
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- Institution
- Emission
- Degradation
- Emergence
- Check
- Prohibition
- Illness
- Compression
- Sibling
- Mk
- Consent
- Funk
- Prisoner
- Person
- Calculation
- Current
- Tolerance
- Commonwealth
- Statute
- Ability
- Birth
- Standard
- Connor
- Condition
- Degree
- Medication
- Court
- Minneapolis
- Vocabulary
- Pregnancy
- Individual
- Hospital
- Training
- Factor
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- Phase
- Pickering
- Education
- Treatment
- Old
- Poll
- Disturbance
Adjective
Wiktionary
RETARDED, adjective. Delayed; delayed in development, hindered; impeded. [from 17th c.]
RETARDED, adjective. (psychology) (now offensive) Having mental retardation, characterised by learning difficulties (specifically having an IQ below 70); now more generally, mentally deficient. [from 19th c.]
RETARDED, adjective. (chiefly North America) Underdeveloped (of a person's intelligence, abilities etc.). [from 20th c.]
RETARDED, adjective. (colloquial) (derogatory) Stupid, dumb. [from 20th c.]
RETARDED, adjective. (physics) Designating a parameter of an electromagnetic field which is adjusted to account for the finite speed of radiation. [from 20th c.]
RETARDED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of retard
Dictionary definition
RETARDED, noun. People collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the retarded".
RETARDED, adjective. Relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded".
Wise words
The chief difference between words and deeds is that words
are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds
can be done only for God.