retard
🇺🇸
/rɪˈtɑːrd/
🇬🇧
/rɪˈtɑːd/
verb
R
to slow down the growth or progress of something
Early surgery can retard the disease from getting worse.
noun
R
a hurtful term for someone you think is very slow or not smart
He called her a retard for not understanding the joke.
translation
to slow down the growth or progress of something
a hurtful term for someone you think is very slow or not smart
Word Forms
3rd Present
retards
Progressive
retarding
Past
retarded
Perfect
retarded
Plural
retards