Definition of Retarded
Retarded
re·tar·ded
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
Slowed or limited in intellectual or physical development.
e.g. The organization provides support for people with retarded mental growth.
(adjective)
(dated, now offensive) somewhat slow and less advanced/developed in a mental, emotional, physical, or social sense, especially intellectually disabled;
e.g. They believed that the child was retarded and needed to go to special school.
(verb)
held something back, slowed it down, or otherwise delayed its progress, development, or outcome;
e.g. The completion of the project was retarded by various problems and complications.
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