Definitions for retard
retard
re·tard
Spelling: [ri-tahrd, for 1–3, 5; ree-tahrd for 4]
IPA: /rɪˈtɑrd, for 1–3, 5; ˈri tɑrd for 4/
Retard is a 6 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.
You can make 93 anagrams from letters in retard (aderrt).
Definitions for retard
noun
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a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
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Slang: Disparaging and Offensive.
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person who is cognitively impaired.
a person who is stupid, obtuse, or ineffective in some way:
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Automotive, Machinery. an adjustment made in the setting of the distributor of an internal-combustion engine so that the spark for ignition in each cylinder is generated later in the cycle.
verb (used with object)
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to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
verb (used without object)
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to be delayed.
Origin of retard
1480-90; Latin retardāre to delay, protract, equivalent to re- re- + tardāre to loiter, be slow, derivative of tardus slow; see tardy