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retarded

/ɹɪˈtɑːdɪd/ /ɹiˈtɑɹdɪd/

Meanings
verb
To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress

Examples :

"retard the march of an army"
action process

Related Words

Illustration development

development noun

/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/

The process of developing; growth, directed change.

"The development of this story has been slow."

Illustration accelerating

accelerating verb

/əkˈsɛləˌreɪtɪŋ/ /ækˈsɛləˌreɪtɪŋ/

To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.

"The driver was accelerating the car to merge onto the highway. "

Illustration retardation

retardation noun

/ˌriːtɑːrˈdeɪʃən/ /ˌriːtɑːrˈdeɪʃn/

The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.

"The heavy traffic caused a significant retardation in our commute to work. "

Illustration psychologist

psychologist noun

/ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/

An expert in the field of psychology.

"The psychologist helped the student understand why he was struggling in his classes. "

Illustration significantly

significantly adverb

/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntli/ /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəntliː/

In a significant manner or to a significant extent.

"My study habits improved significantly after I started using a planner. "

Illustration unintelligent

unintelligent adjective

/ˌʌnɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənt/ /ˌʌnɪnˈtɛlədʒənt/

Not intelligent.

"Saying that the earth is flat is an unintelligent statement. "

Illustration unfortunately

unfortunately adverb

/ʌnˈfɔːtjʊnətli/ /ʌnˈfɔɹt͡ʃənɪtli/

Happening through bad luck, or because of some unfortunate event.

"Unfortunately, the heavy rain prevented the soccer game from taking place. "

Illustration underdeveloped

underdeveloped verb

/ˌʌndər dɪˈveləpt/ /ˌʌndər dɪˈvɛləpt/

To develop insufficiently.

"The muscles in my left arm underdeveloped after the accident, so I had to do physical therapy. "

Illustration specifically

specifically adverb

/spəˈsɪf.ɪk.li/

In a specific manner, applying to or naming a particular thing or things, expressly, explicitly

"My teacher explained the new math formula specifically for students in the advanced class. "

Illustration designating

designating verb

/ˈdezɪɡneɪtɪŋ/ /dɪˈzɪɡneɪtɪŋ/

To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description

"to designate the boundaries of a country"

Illustration electromagnetic

electromagnetic adjective

/ɪˌlɛktroʊmæɡˈnɛtɪk/ /ɪˌlɛktrəʊmæɡˈnɛtɪk/ /iˌlɛktroʊmæɡˈnɛtɪk/ /iˌlɛktrəʊmæɡˈnɛtɪk/

Relating to electromagnetism

"The cell phone emits electromagnetic waves that allow us to communicate. "

Illustration educational

educational noun

/ˌɛdʒʊˈkeɪʃənəl/

A free (or low cost) trip for travel consultants, provided by a travel operator or airline as a means of promoting their service. A fam trip

"The travel agency offered an educational trip to the Caribbean for its consultants. "