Retardation
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
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Senses
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the act of slowing down or falling behind
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a decrease in rate of change
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any agent that retards or delays or hinders
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the extent to which something is delayed or held back
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- backwardnessdecelerationmental retardationretardantretardentslowdownslownesssubnormality
- plural
- Retardations
- possessive
- Retardation's
- pluralpossessive
- Retardations'