Retardation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a decrease in rate of change

the extent to which something is delayed or held back

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻɾɑːɹdˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪtɑːdˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪtɑːdˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻɾɑːɹdˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

the deceleration of the arms race
flame-retardant

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lag retardant slowdown subnormality deceleration retardent slowing mental retardation backwardness slowness

Antonyms

acceleration

Parts of Speech

noun	a decrease in rate of change “the deceleration of the arms race”
noun	the extent to which something is delayed or held back
noun	any agent that retards or delays or hinders “flame-retardant”
noun	lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
noun	the act of slowing down or falling behind

Word Forms

decelerate	verb	reduce the speed of
slow	verb	become slow or slower
retard	verb	be delayed
backward	adjective	retarded in intellectual development
slow	adjective	slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray
subnormal	adjective	below normal or average
slow down	verb	lose velocity; move more slowly
lag	verb	hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verzögerung

eine Abnahme der Änderungsrate

🇫🇷French

retardement

une diminution du taux de changement

🇪🇸Spanish

retraso

una disminución en la tasa de cambio

🇮🇹Italian

ritardo

una diminuzione del tasso di cambiamento

🇳🇱Dutch

vertraging

een afname van de snelheid van verandering

🇵🇹Portuguese

retardo

uma diminuição na taxa de mudança

🇷🇺Russian

замедление

снижение скорости изменений

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बाधा

परिवर्तन की दर में कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিবন্ধকতা

পরিবর্তনের হার হ্রাস

🇮🇳Tamil

பின்னடைவு

மாற்ற விகிதத்தில் குறைவு

🇮🇳Telugu

రిటార్డేషన్

మార్పు రేటు తగ్గుదల

🇮🇳Marathi

मंदता

बदल दरात घट

🇮🇳Gujarati

મંદતા

પરિવર્તન દરમાં ઘટાડો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಂದಗತಿ

ಬದಲಾವಣೆಯ ದರದಲ್ಲಿ ಇಳಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മന്ദത

മാറ്റത്തിൻ്റെ തോത് കുറയുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੰਦੀ

ਤਬਦੀਲੀ ਦੀ ਦਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਮੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

پسماندگی

تبدیلی کی شرح میں کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

迟滞

变化率下降

🇯🇵Japanese

遅滞

変化率の低下

🇰🇷Korean

지연

변화율 감소

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự chậm lại

sự giảm tốc độ thay đổi

🇹🇭Thai

ความล่าช้า

อัตราการเปลี่ยนแปลงลดลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

penghambatan

penurunan tingkat perubahan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkaantala

pagbaba ng rate ng pagbabago

🇲🇾Malay

terencat

penurunan kadar perubahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تخلف

انخفاض في معدل التغير

🇮🇷Persian

عقب ماندگی

کاهش نرخ تغییر

🇹🇷Turkish

geciktirme

değişim oranında azalma

🇮🇱Hebrew

פיגור

ירידה בקצב השינוי

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