retardation

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.
4. (countable, uncountable) The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness.
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) Ellipsis of mental retardation.
6. (colloquial, countable, derogatory, offensive, uncountable) Extreme stupidity.
7. (countable, uncountable) That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
8. (countable, uncountable) Deceleration; reduction in the magnitude of velocity.
9. (countable, uncountable) A suspension which resolves upwards.

Concepts

retard

interférence

récession

arriération

décélération

ingérence

ralentissement

retardateur

retardement

avec prolongation de l’effet

handicap mental

brome

retard mental

Synonymes

delay

deceleration

mental retardation

backwardness

slowdown

lag

slowness

slowing

subnormality

tardiness

negative acceleration

retardent

retardant

obstacle

lagging

underdevelopment

retarding

latency

retard

late

lateness

load

moderate

obstruction

postpone

postponement

procrastination

slowing down

stopping

stumble

time lag

torpor

hold in check

holding back

backening

retardment

inhibition

weight

hindrande

reduce the speed

speed reduction

shift down

stopping-off

shifting down

decrement of velocity

retarded velocity

retarding period

slow setting

phase back

tide retardation

Traductions

retraso

vertraging

ritardo

atraso

retardo

Verzögerung

tardività

endarreriment

Abbremsung

rallentamento

επιβράδυνση

uitstel

Unannehmlichkeit

desacceleració

Schwierigkeit

Étymologie (Anglais)

From retard + -ation.