v.
/
rɪˈtɑːd/
delay or hold back in terms of development or progress.
n.
/
ˈriːtɑːd/
offensive a person who has a mental disability (often used as a general term of abuse).
Derivative
- retardation n.
- retarder n.
Etymology
C15 (earlier (ME) as retardation): from Fr. retarder, from L. retardare, from re- ‘back’ + tardus ‘slow’.
