retard

See also: retârd

retard - English

Pronunciation

Noun (delay sense), verb

(UK, US) IPA: /ɹɪˈtɑː(ɹ)d/

Noun (offensive slang sense)

(UK, US) IPA: /ˈɹiːtɑː(ɹ)d/

Noun

retard (plural retards)

Retardation; delay.
- Synonyms: delay, hold-up, retardation
(music) A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
(offensive, dated) A person with mental retardation.
- Synonyms: retarded, (offensive) tard, (disused medical term) imbecile, (legal term) mental deficient, (disused medical term) moron
- The retard in our class needs special help.
(informal, offensive) A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.
- Synonyms: see fool

Usage notes

Through the euphemism treadmill, the term retard (which originated as a then-neutral substitute for the terms that had previously designated those with disabilities, namely idiot, imbecile, and moron) has come to be offensive; see Wikipedia for more. In a 2003 survey by the BBC, retard was voted the most offensive word relating to disability, followed by spastic.

Derived terms

-tard

Translations

Afrikaans: vertraging, vertragings pl
Finnish: viive (fi), hidaste (fi)
French: retard (fr)
German: Verzögerung (de) f, Verspätung (de) f
Latvian: kavēšanās, vilcināšanās
Russian: замедле́ние (ru) n (zamedlénije), заде́ржка (ru) f (zadéržka)
Spanish: perecear (es)

Afrikaans: vertraagde, vertraagdes, mongool, mongole pl
Finnish: henkisesti jälkeenjäänyt, see also vammainen
French: retardé (fr)
Greek: καθυστερημένος (el) (kathysteriménos), βλαμμένος (el) (vlamménos)
Italian: ritardato mentale m
Japanese: 知恵遅れ (chieokure)
Russian: деби́л (ru) m (debíl)
Spanish: retrasado (es) m, retrasada (es) f
Yiddish: תּם‎ m (tam)

Afrikaans: idioot (af), idiote, nool, nole pl
Chinese:
- Mandarin: 笨蛋 (zh) (Bèndàn), 傻子 (zh) (Shǎzi), 智障 (zh) (Zhìzhàng)
Dutch: mogool
Finnish: vammainen (fi), vähä-älyinen (fi), see also vammainen, kehari (fi)
French: attardé (fr)
Korean: 병신 (ko) (pyeongsin)
Russian: то́рмоз (ru) m (tórmoz)
Spanish: retrasado (es) m, retrasada (es) f
Yiddish: תּם‎ m (tam)

Verb

retard (third-person singular simple present retards, present participle retarding, simple past and past participle retarded)

(transitive) To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
- retard the march of an army
- retard the motion of a ship
- Synonyms: impede, hinder, hold up
(transitive) To put off; to postpone.
- to retard the attacks of old age
- to retard a rupture between nations
(transitive, obsolete) To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).
(intransitive) To decelerate; to slow down.
(intransitive, obsolete) To stay back.

Synonyms

(keep delaying; continue to hinder): decelerate, hinder, slow, slow down; See also hinder
(postpone): postpone, put off; See also procrastinate
(slow to perform): reluctant
(decelerate): decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up
(stay back): hang back, stay back; See also tarry

Antonyms

(keep delaying; continue to hinder): accelerate, speed, speed up
(postpone):
(stay back): come forward

Derived terms

retarded

Translations

Afrikaans: vertraag
Finnish: hidastaa (fi), viivyttää (fi), jarruttaa (fi)
German: verhindern (de)
Latvian: kavēt, vilcināt
Russian: заде́рживать (ru) (zadérživatʹ)

Afrikaans: uitstel
Finnish: siirtää tuonnemmaksi, lykätä (fi)
German: verschieben (de), aufschieben (de)
Ido: tardigar (io)
Latvian: jūgt ārā, jūgt nost
Russian: откла́дывать (ru) (otkládyvatʹ)

Afrikaans: agterbly
German: zurückbleiben (de)

Anagrams

Darter, R-rated, Trader, darter, dartre, retrad, tarred, trader

retard - Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA: /rəˈtaɾt/
(Central) IPA: /rəˈtart/
(Valencian) IPA: /reˈtaɾt/

Noun

retard m (plural retards)

delay
- Synonyms: demora, endarreriment
- El tren ha arribat amb dues hores de retard. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

retard - French

Pronunciation

IPA: /ʁə.taʁ/

Noun

retard m (plural retards)

delay

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Norwegian Bokmål: retard
→ Turkish: rötar

retard - Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

IPA: /rəˈtɑːr/
Hyphenation: ret‧ard
Homophones: R, r

Noun

retard m (definite singular retarden, indefinite plural retarder, definite plural retardene)

(horology) side in a clockwork to which the adjustment indicator must be set to make the clock go slower
- Synonyms: R, r

Antonyms

avance

Anagrams

darret, radert, trader

retard - Romanian

Adjective

retard m or f or n (indeclinable)

delaying

Declension

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	retard		retard	retard	retard
nominative/ accusative	definite	—		—	—	—
genitive/ dative	indefinite	retard		retard	retard	retard
genitive/ dative	definite	—		—	—	—

Noun

retard n (uncountable)

delay

Declension

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) retard	retardul
genitive/dative	(unui) retard	retardului
vocative	retardule