verb, noun
verb [VN] (formal) to make the development or progress of sth slower:
The progression of the disease can be retarded by early surgery. * The lack of a rail link retarded the town's development.
retardation noun [U]:
Many factors can lead to growth retardation in unborn babies.
noun (slang) an offensive way of describing sb who is not intelligent or who has not developed normally
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for retard is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does retard appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — retard appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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