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      • retard noun [ C ] offensive uk / ˈriː.tɑːd / us / ˈriː.tɑːrd / a word for a person with a learning disability (= a condition that can have an effect on someone's ability to learn easily), which was used by doctors in the past but is now extremely offensive
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      RETARD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › retardRetard Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of RETARD is to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment. How to use retard in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Retard.

  4. www.oed.com › dictionary › retard_nretard, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...

    There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun retard, two of which are considered offensive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRETARD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    noun [ C ] offensive uk / ˈriː.tɑːd / us / ˈriː.tɑːrd /. a word for a person with a learning disability (= a condition that can have an effect on someone's ability to learn easily), which was used by doctors in the past but is now extremely offensive. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRETARD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    The noun is pronounced (riːtɑːʳd ). 1. verb. If something retards a process, or the development of something, it makes it happen more slowly. [formal] Continuing violence will retard negotiations over the country's future. [VERB noun] Synonyms: slow down, check, arrest, delay More Synonyms of retard. 2. countable noun.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › retardretard verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

    retard. verb. /rɪˈtɑːd/ /rɪˈtɑːrd/ (formal) Verb Forms. retard something to make the development or progress of something slower synonym delay, slow. The progression of the disease can be retarded by early surgery. The lack of a rail link retarded the town’s development. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin. Join us.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › retardRETARD - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    1. If something retards a process, or the development of something, it makes it happen more slowly. [formal] [...] 2. If you describe someone as a retard, you mean that they have not developed normally, either mentally or socially. [informal, offensive, disapproval] [...] More.

  10. www.dictionary.com › browse › retard)RETARD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    verb tr to delay or slow down (the progress, speed, or development) of (something) “Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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