retard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A retardation; a delay.
A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
A person with mental retardation.
A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.

verb

To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
To put off; to postpone.
To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).
To decelerate; to slow down.
To stay back.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈtɑːd/ [ɹʷɪˈtʰɑːd] En-uk-retard-verb.ogg /ɹɪˈtɑɹd/ [ɹʷɪˈtʰɑɹd] En-us-retard (delay sense).ogg /ˈɹiːtɑːd/ [ˈɹʷɪi̯tɑːd] en-uk-retard-noun.ogg /ˈɹiːtɑɹd/ [ˈɹʷɪi̯tʰɑɹd] en-us-retard.ogg

Word forms

retard retards retarding retarded

Etymology

From Middle English retarden, from Anglo-Norman or Latin, from Anglo-Norman retarder, from Latin retardāre (“to retard”), from re- + tardus (“slow”).

Synonyms

delay hold-up retardation tard imbecile idiot moron alcatote asshat arsehole asshole bayard berk birdbrain blither bobchin bonehead bozo buffoon brickhead Charlie chucklehead chowderhead chump clart clown der-brain dill pickle dim bulb dimwit dingleberry dipshit dipstick dirtbrain div divvo divvy dolt donk doodle doofus dope dork dote dotterel dullard dumbass dumbbell dumbo dumb fuck dummy dunce dunderhead dupe fathead fenderhead fiddle fuckwit fuzznut geck

Antonyms

accelerate speed speed up come forward

Derived words

Ameritard asstard atheitard celebretard celebutard Demotard Dutertard freetard frigtard fucktard full retard nigtard occutard pooptard protestard retardable retardate retardee retardical Retardican retardism retardive retardlike retardmaxx retard strength retardy slowtard -tard ziotard growth-retarding retarded

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