retard

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

delay

slow down

hinder

impede

slow

obstruct

postpone

prevent

slow up

decelerate

check

tarry

detain

brake

defer

block

moron

idiot

put off

changeling

set back

cretin

hamper

stunt

half-wit

stonewall

retardation

slacken

prolong

drag out

bar

imbecile

stop

🛑

hold up

inhibit

procrastinate

deceleration

bog down

back up

dawdle

dally

curb

cumber

be slow

ass

🍑

adjourn

half-witted

hold

hold back

fool

Translations

retarder

retard

différer

demorar

atrasar

uitstellen

retrasar

ritardare

verzögern

hemmen

ralentir

demorar

bremsen

zurückhalten

vertragen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈtɑː(ɹ)d/

Etymology

Inherited from 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”).