retard.
A retardation; a delay.
Meaning & usage
A retardation; a delay.
A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
A person with mental retardation.
The retard in our class needs special help.
A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂-d-o- Proto-Italic *tardo- Latin tardus Latin retardōbor. Anglo-Norman retarderbor. Middle English retarden English retard From Middle English retarden, from Anglo-Norman retarder, from Latin retardō (“to retard”, from re- + tardus (“slow”)).
To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
retard the march of an army
retard the motion of a ship
To put off; to postpone.
to retard the attacks of old age
to retard a rupture between nations
To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).
To decelerate; to slow down.
To stay back.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂-d-o- Proto-Italic *tardo- Latin tardus Latin retardōbor. Anglo-Norman retarderbor. Middle English retarden English retard From Middle English retarden, from Anglo-Norman retarder, from Latin retardō (“to retard”, from re- + tardus (“slow”)).
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