retardation
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a decrease in rate of change
the deceleration of the arms race
Types & categories
- change hypernym
Related & opposite
- acceleration antonym
- decelerate derivation
- slow down derivation
- slacken derivation
- retard derivation
Sense 2 noun
the extent to which something is delayed or held back
Types & categories
- wait hypernym
Related & opposite
- retard derivation
Sense 3 noun
any agent that retards or delays or hinders
flame-retardant
Types & categories
- agent hypernym
Related & opposite
- retard derivation
Sense 4 noun
lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
Types & categories
- stupidity hypernym
- mental defectiveness hyponym
- moronity hyponym
- idiocy hyponym
- imbecility hyponym
Related & opposite
- retard derivation
- dumb derivation
- subnormal derivation
- half-witted derivation
Sense 5 noun
the act of slowing down or falling behind
Types & categories
- holdup hypernym
Related & opposite
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | acceleration |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | decelerate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | slow down |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | slacken |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | retard |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | change |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | retard |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | wait |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | retard |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | agent |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | retard |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | dumb |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | subnormal |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | half-witted |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | stupidity |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | mental defectiveness |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | moronity |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | idiocy |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | imbecility |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | decelerate |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | slow down |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | slacken |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | slow up |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | lag |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | retard |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | holdup |