Dictionary Check: retardation

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"retardation" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

noun

a decrease in rate of change

Example: "the deceleration of the arms race"
Synonyms:
deceleration slowing
noun

the extent to which something is delayed or held back

noun

any agent that retards or delays or hinders

Example: "flame-retardant"
Synonyms:
retardant retardent
noun

lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

Synonyms:
mental retardation backwardness slowness subnormality
noun

the act of slowing down or falling behind

Synonyms:
slowdown lag

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