retard

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. Retardation; delay.
2. A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
3. A person with mental retardation.
4. (informal) A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.

Verb

1. To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
2. To put off; to postpone.
3. (obsolete) To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).
4. To decelerate; to slow down.
5. (obsolete) To stay back.

Sinonieme

delay

slow down

hinder

impede

slow

obstruct

decelerate

prevent

postpone

slow up

tarry

detain

check

idiot

brake

put off

defer

moron

block

stop

🛑

bar

changeling

cretin

drag out

half-wit

hamper

hold up

imbecile

inhibit

procrastinate

prolong

retardation

set back

slacken

stonewall

stunt

drag on

wreck

dwarf

embarrassment

encumber

encumbrance

filibuster

fool

backpedal

half-witted

keep from

braking

hold

hold back

hold over

abut

bog down

deboost

be slow

impoverish

be tardy

interfere with

late

linger

lobby

moderate

be late

oaf

obstacle

be in the way

obstruction

obstructive

backwardness

back up

reduce the speed

brake application

prorogue

protect

protract

ass

🍑

remit

respite

restrain

retain

retainer

speed reduction

retarded

retarding

roadblock

ruin

shift down

shorter

shove

skid

shifting down

arrest

slowdown

arrears

slowing down

spoil

stagnate

stay

stem

decrement of velocity

impeed

stupefy

stymie

stymy

subnormal

survivor

suspend

adjourn

get in the way

trash

wait

cumber

curb

dally

dawdle

cramp

deceleration

clog

cage

destroy

burden

deter

devastate

drag

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈtɑː(ɹ)d/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: retarden

In summary

From Middle English retarden, from Anglo-Norman or Latin, from Anglo-Norman retarder, from Latin retardāre (“to retard”), from re- + tardus (“slow”).