Defenition of the word retardation

• Defenition of the word retardation

  • A lack of normal development of intellectual capacities; the diagnosis demands an IQ score below 70.
  • decrease in velocity
  • lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
  • the act of slowing down or falling behind
  • a decrease in speed; "the deceleration of the arms race"
  • any agent that retards or delays or hinders; "flame-retardant"
  • the extent to which something is delayed or held back
  • a decrease in rate of change
  • any agent that retards or delays or hinders

Synonyms for the word retardation

• • backwardness
  • deceleration
  • lag
  • mental retardation
  • slowdown
  • slowing
  • slowness
  • subnormality

Hyponyms for the word retardation

• • abnormality
  • amentia
  • Down syndrome
  • Down's syndrome
  • idiocy
  • imbecility
  • mental defectiveness
  • mental deficiency
  • mongolianism
  • mongolism
  • moronity
  • trisomy 21

Hypernyms for the word retardation

• • agent
  • alteration
  • change
  • delay
  • detention
  • fastness
  • hold
  • holdup
  • modification
  • postponement
  • speed
  • stupidity
  • swiftness
  • time lag
  • wait

Antonyms for the word retardation

• • acceleration

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