Retard
verb
To slow down or delay the progress or development of something.
The heavy rainfall will retard the construction of the building.
Often appears as...
- retard the growth
- retard the process
verb
To make something happen at a slower speed.
The medication is used to retard the aging process.
Often appears as...
- retard the aging
- retard the progress
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Medical
noun
A delay in timing or a slowing down.
There is a 30-second retard before the camera shutter clicks.
Often appears as...
- fire retard
- time retard
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Technical
verb
In music, to slow down the tempo or speed.
The composer instructed to retard the tempo in the final bars of the piece.
Often appears as...
- retard the tempo
- retard at the end
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Musical
noun
An offensive term that is used to belittle a person who is mentally challenged or has intellectual disability.
It's rude and cruel to refer someone as a 'retard'.
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Vulgar, Disapproving
Colloquial
verb
To slow down or delay the progress or development of something.
The heavy rainfall will retard the construction of the building.
Often appears as...
- retard the growth
- retard the process
verb
To make something happen at a slower speed.
The medication is used to retard the aging process.
Often appears as...
- retard the aging
- retard the progress
Usage tips
Medical
noun
A delay in timing or a slowing down.
There is a 30-second retard before the camera shutter clicks.
Often appears as...
- fire retard
- time retard
Usage tips
Technical
verb
In music, to slow down the tempo or speed.
The composer instructed to retard the tempo in the final bars of the piece.
Often appears as...
- retard the tempo
- retard at the end
Usage tips
Musical
noun
An offensive term that is used to belittle a person who is mentally challenged or has intellectual disability.
It's rude and cruel to refer someone as a 'retard'.
Usage tips
Vulgar, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Obstacle Indication
Use 'retard' to indicate something is preventing progress.
Heavy traffic could retard our journey to the conference.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Connotation
Implies a less than desired state; generally viewed as unfavorably.
Without investment, technological innovations will be retarded.
Pro Tip 1/2Obstacle Indication
Use 'retard' to indicate something is preventing progress.
Heavy traffic could retard our journey to the conference.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Connotation
Implies a less than desired state; generally viewed as unfavorably.
Without investment, technological innovations will be retarded.
Pro Tip 1/2Obstacle Indication
Use 'retard' to indicate something is preventing progress.
Heavy traffic could retard our journey to the conference.
Pro Tip 2/2Negative Connotation
Implies a less than desired state; generally viewed as unfavorably.
Without investment, technological innovations will be retarded.
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Trevor Aaronson: How...
and goes into much greater detail. In this talk, I could only highlight the things that they said, such as calling him a "retarded fool." But it was much more elaborate, they went to great lengths to put money in Sami Osmakac's hands, which he then used to purchase weapons from the undercover agent. When he went to trial,
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Tyrone Hayes + Penelope...
their pups experience retarded growth and development because they can't make enough milk to nourish their pups. So the pup you see on the bottom is affected by atrazine that its grandmother was exposed to. And given the life of many of these chemicals, generations, years, dozens of years,
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Learning from dirty jobs...
I got yesterday -- But it had a certain familiarity to it. And I said, "Well, what exactly is the process?" And they said, "The band is applied to the tail, tightly. And then another band is applied to the scrotum, tightly. Blood flow is slowly retarded;
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Michael Merzenich:...
on the basis of information provided in the world from the ears. If any -- those of you who are older in the audience know that when I was a child we understood that a child born with a cleft palate was born with what we called mental retardation.
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"Good" and "bad" are...
as it said, she was "mentally retarded." This is the way that the story of disabilities as bad manifests in a culture. But there's a surprisingly insidious counterstory -- the story, especially, that people with intellectual disabilities are good
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I got 99 problems......
People say children are cruel, but I was never made fun of as a child or an adult. Suddenly, my disability on the world wide web is fair game. I would look at clips online and see comments like, "Yo, why's she tweakin'?" "Yo, is she retarded?"
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Taryn Simon photographs...
It's a very violent process that is little known. And the white tiger is obviously celebrated in several forms of entertainment. Kenny was born. He actually made it to adulthood. He has since passed away, but was mentally retarded
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Why our IQ levels are...
Now this has raised all sorts of questions. Were our immediate ancestors on the verge of mental retardation? Because 70 is normally the score for mental retardation. Or are we on the verge of all being gifted?
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Yuko Munakata: The...
They understand this process well enough to intervene, to test newborns, for example, and treat them for a genetic condition that used to lead to mental retardation.
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Autistic Artist PIPE Taboo:...
without language skills Larry had a life of solitary confinement most assumed he had mental retardation and had nothing to say then he discovered facilitated
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Trevor Aaronson: How...
and goes into much greater detail. In this talk, I could only highlight the things that they said, such as calling him a "retarded fool." But it was much more elaborate, they went to great lengths to put money in Sami Osmakac's hands, which he then used to purchase weapons from the undercover agent. When he went to trial,
Video examples
Tyrone Hayes + Penelope...
their pups experience retarded growth and development because they can't make enough milk to nourish their pups. So the pup you see on the bottom is affected by atrazine that its grandmother was exposed to. And given the life of many of these chemicals, generations, years, dozens of years,
Video examples
Learning from dirty jobs...
I got yesterday -- But it had a certain familiarity to it. And I said, "Well, what exactly is the process?" And they said, "The band is applied to the tail, tightly. And then another band is applied to the scrotum, tightly. Blood flow is slowly retarded;
Video examples
Michael Merzenich:...
on the basis of information provided in the world from the ears. If any -- those of you who are older in the audience know that when I was a child we understood that a child born with a cleft palate was born with what we called mental retardation.
Video examples
"Good" and "bad" are...
as it said, she was "mentally retarded." This is the way that the story of disabilities as bad manifests in a culture. But there's a surprisingly insidious counterstory -- the story, especially, that people with intellectual disabilities are good
Video examples
I got 99 problems......
People say children are cruel, but I was never made fun of as a child or an adult. Suddenly, my disability on the world wide web is fair game. I would look at clips online and see comments like, "Yo, why's she tweakin'?" "Yo, is she retarded?"
Video examples
Taryn Simon photographs...
It's a very violent process that is little known. And the white tiger is obviously celebrated in several forms of entertainment. Kenny was born. He actually made it to adulthood. He has since passed away, but was mentally retarded
Video examples
Why our IQ levels are...
Now this has raised all sorts of questions. Were our immediate ancestors on the verge of mental retardation? Because 70 is normally the score for mental retardation. Or are we on the verge of all being gifted?
Video examples
Yuko Munakata: The...
They understand this process well enough to intervene, to test newborns, for example, and treat them for a genetic condition that used to lead to mental retardation.
Video examples
Autistic Artist PIPE Taboo:...
without language skills Larry had a life of solitary confinement most assumed he had mental retardation and had nothing to say then he discovered facilitated
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Gregory Stock
American Scientist
Retarding the aging process would be therapy and enhancement because it would mean defeating diseases and because it would extend our life span.
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Lou Holtz
American Coach
We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera.
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Joe Rogan
American Comedian
The only time I commit to conspiracy theories is when something way retarded happens. Like Lee Harvey Oswald acting alone.
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Geert Wilders
Dutch Politician
We should not import a retarded political Islamic society into our country.
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Dannel Malloy
American Politician
I was diagnosed as mentally retarded as late as the fourth grade.
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Jennifer Aniston
American Actress
Yes, I play dress up! I do it for a living, like a retard!
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Inga Muscio
American Activist
Abuse is the means in which violence retards love.
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Katherine Heigl
American Actress
Guys are kind of retarded until they're about 30.
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Ahmet Zappa
American Musician
I collect things that just look retarded.
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Frank Serpico
American Celebrity
I'm retarded - I mean I'm retired.
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Gregory Stock
American Scientist
Retarding the aging process would be therapy and enhancement because it would mean defeating diseases and because it would extend our life span.
Quote examples
Lou Holtz
American Coach
We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera.
Quote examples
Joe Rogan
American Comedian
The only time I commit to conspiracy theories is when something way retarded happens. Like Lee Harvey Oswald acting alone.
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Geert Wilders
Dutch Politician
We should not import a retarded political Islamic society into our country.
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Dannel Malloy
American Politician
I was diagnosed as mentally retarded as late as the fourth grade.
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Jennifer Aniston
American Actress
Yes, I play dress up! I do it for a living, like a retard!
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Inga Muscio
American Activist
Abuse is the means in which violence retards love.
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Katherine Heigl
American Actress
Guys are kind of retarded until they're about 30.
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Ahmet Zappa
American Musician
I collect things that just look retarded.
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Frank Serpico
American Celebrity
I'm retarded - I mean I'm retired.
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