retardation
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re·tar·da·tion
(rē′tär-dā′shən)n.
1.
a. The act or process of delaying or impeding.
b. The condition of being delayed or impeded.
2. The extent to which something is held back or delayed.
3. Something that retards; a delay or hindrance.
4. Often Offensive Intellectual disability.
5. Music A diminishing of tempo; a retard.
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retardation
(ˌriːtɑːˈdeɪʃən) or less commonlyretardment
n
1. the act of retarding or the state of being retarded
2. something that retards; hindrance
3. the rate of deceleration
4. (Psychiatry) psychiatry the slowing down of mental functioning and bodily movement
reˈtardative, reˈtardatory adj
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re•tar•da•tion
(ˌri tɑrˈdeɪ ʃən)n.
1. the act of retarding or the state of being retarded.
2. something that retards; hindrance.
3. slowness or limitation in intellectual understanding and awareness, emotional development, academic progress, etc.
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Noun 1. [画像:retardation - a decrease in rate of change]retardation - a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race"
alteration, change, modification - an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago"
2. retardation - the extent to which something is delayed or held back
delay, postponement, time lag, wait, hold - time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action"
3. retardation - any agent that retards or delays or hinders; "flame-retardant"
agent - an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect; "their research uncovered new disease agents"
4. retardation - lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
stupidity - a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
mental defectiveness, abnormality - retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence
mental deficiency, moronity - mild mental retardation
imbecility - retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
5. retardation - the act of slowing down or falling behind
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retardation
nounThe condition or fact of being made late or slow:
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Translations
إعاقَه، تأخير
zpomalení
forsinkelse
késleltetés
seinkun
gecik me
retard
(rəˈtaːd) verb to make slower or later. The country's economic progress was retarded by strikes; The baby's development was retarded by an accident he had shortly after birth. vertraag يُعيق، يُعَرْقِل забавям retardar zpomalit verzögern sinke καθυστερώ retrasar pidurdama به تاخیر انداختن؛ به تعویق افتادن؛ عقب افتاده ذهنی شدن hidastaa retarder לְפָגֵר प्रगति रोकना usporiti, otegnuti késleltet terlambat, terbelakang seinka, tefja ritardare 遅らせる 더디게 하다 sulėtinti, sulaikyti []kavēt; palēnināt; kavēties; palēnināties membantutkan vertragen forsinke; hefte; hemme zahamować, opóźniać مخه نيول، وروكول ، ستنول غړنده كول، پڅول retardar a întârzia замедлять, задерживать spomaliť zavirati usporiti försena, bromsa, hämma ทําให้ช้า geciktirmek 遲緩,阻礙 сповільнювати; гальмувати رفتار کم کرنا làm chậm lại 延迟,放慢
ˌretarˈdation (riːtaː-) noun vertraging إعاقَه، تأخير забавяне atraso zpomalení die Verzögerung forsinkelse καθυστέρηση retraso pidurdamine عقب اندازی؛ کند سازی hidastaminen retard פיגור रोक usporenje, retardacija késleltetés keterlambatan seinkun ritardo 遅れ 지연 atsilikimas, sulėtinimas []kavēšana; aizture pembantutan vertraging forsinkelse, hemming zahamowanie مخه نيول، وروكونه ، سستونه ، پڅوالى atraso întârziere замедление; отставание spomalenie, omeškanie (vo vývoji) zaostajanje usporenje försening, hämmande การมีสติปัญญาเรียนรู้ได้ช้า; สิ่งที่ทําให้ล่าช้า gecikme 遲緩 сповільнення, затримка رکاوٹ sự chậm lại 延迟
reˈtarded adjectivea mentally retarded child. vertraagde مُعاق، مُتَخَلِّف бавно развиващо се дете atrasado zaostalý zurückgeblieben retarderet καθυστερημένος, διανοητικά ανάπηρος retrasado alaarenenud, arengupeetusega عقب افتاده از نظر ذهنی jälkeenjäänyt arriéré מפגר मंदित, पिछड़ा duševno zaostao, debilan (fig.) fogyatékos terbelakang seinþroska ritardato 知恵遅れの 지체된 atsilikęs atpalicis (attīstībā) terbantut achterlijk psykisk utviklingshemmet opóźniony له ذهني نظره شاتي پاتي atrasado retardat замедленный; отсталый zaostalý vo vývoji, retardovaný zaostal retardiran utvecklingsstörd ซึ่งมีพัฒนาการทางสติปัญญาช้า zekâ özürlü (智力)發育遲緩的 відсталий سست chậm phát triển 智力迟钝的
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re·tar·da·tion
n. retraso, atraso, retardo anormal de una función motora o mental;
psychomotora ___ → ___ psicomotor.
V.: mental retardation English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
retardation
n retraso, retardo; intrauterine growth — (ant) V. intrauterine growth restriction bajo restriction; mental —* discapacidad intelectual, retraso mental†* potencialmente ofensivo † potentially offensive
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