retardation

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retardation Definition

• (n) a decrease in speed; "the deceleration of the arms race"
• (n) the extent to which something is delayed or held back
• (n) any agent that retards or delays or hinders; "flame-retardant"
• (n) lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
• (n) the act of slowing down or falling behind

retardation Synonyms

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