Definitions for retardation

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retardation re·tar·da·tion

Spelling: [ree-tahr-dey-shuh n]

IPA: /ˌri tɑrˈdeɪ ʃən/

Retardation is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 766 anagrams from letters in retardation (aadeinorrtt).

Definitions for retardation

noun

1. the act of retarding or state of being retarded.
2. something that retards; hindrance.
3. Usually Offensive. slowness or limitation in intellectual understanding and awareness, emotional development, academic progress, etc. See also mental retardation.
4. Music. a form of suspension that is resolved upward.

Origin of retardation

1400-50; late Middle English retardacioun Latin retardātiōn- (stem of retardātiō), equivalent to retardāt(us) (see retard,