Retard

Noun

 * 1) retardation; delay
 * 2)  a person with mental retardation
 * 3)  a stupid person, or one who is slow to learn

Synonyms

 * delay, hold-up, retardation
 * idiot, tard, imbecile , mental deficient , moron , person with learning difficulties
 * See synonyms for "fool" in WikiSaurus

Verb

 * 1)  To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder
 * retard the march of an army
 * retard the motion of a ship
 * 1)  To put off; to postpone.
 * to retard the attacks of old age
 * to retard a rupture between nations
 * 1)  To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).
 * 2)  To decelerate; to slow down.
 * 3)  To stay back.

Synonyms

 * decelerate, hinder, slow, slow down
 * postpone, put off
 * hang back, stay back

Antonyms

 * accelerate, speed, speed up
 * come forward
 * come forward

Adverbs for Retard
mechanically; deliberately; inevitably; cautiously; expediently; automatically.

Thesaurus
arrest, backpedal, backwater, balk, block, bottle up, brake, bridle, check, clip the wings, confine, constrain, contain, control, cool, cool off, countercheck, curb, curtail, dam up, damp, dampen, decelerate, delay, detain, dompt, drag, draw rein, dunce, ease off, ease up, enjoin, fool, frustrate, govern, guard, hinder, hold, hold at bay, hold back, hold fast, hold in, hold in check, hold in leash, hold up, idiot, imbecile, impede, inhibit, intercept, interfere, interfere with, intermeddle, interrupt, intervene, jerk, keep, keep back, keep from, keep in, keep in check, keep under control, lag, lay under restraint, let down, let up, lose ground, lose momentum, lose speed, make late, meddle, moderate, moron, obstruct, oppose, prohibit, pull, pull in, reef, rein, rein in, relax, repress, resist, restrain, restrict, retrench, scotch, set back, slack off, slack up, slacken, slow, slow down, slow up, snub, stall, stay, stop, straiten, suppress, take in sail, throttle down, thwart, withhold

Etymology
From <  or, from  retarder:, from  retardare:, from re-: + tardus:

Pronunciation

 * Noun (delay sense), verb


 * Noun (offensive slang sense)

Noun

 * Afrikaans: vertraging, vertragings
 * Finnish: ,


 * French:
 * Russian: замедление,


 * Afrikaans: vertraagde, vertraagdes, mongool, mongole
 * Finnish: henkisesti jälkeenjäänyt, jälkeenjäänyt


 * French:
 * Russian:


 * Afrikaans: idioot, idiote, nool, nole
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, , kehari


 * French:
 * Korean: (pyeongsin)
 * Russian:

Verb

 * Afrikaans: vertraag
 * Finnish:, ,


 * Russian: задерживать


 * Afrikaans: uitstel


 * Finnish: siirtää tuonnemmaksi, lykätä


 * Afrikaans: agterbly

Derived terms

 * retarded

Anagrams

 * darter
 * tarred
 * trader

Noun

 * 1) delay

Etymology
From the verb retarder:

Derived terms

 * en retard

Anagrams

 * tarder
 * trader