ALL meanings of retarded
re·tard·ed
R r - adjective retarded having learning disabilities 1
- adjective retarded process: slowed, delayed 1
- adjective retarded stupid 1
- adjective retarded characterized by a slowness or limitation in intellectual understanding and awareness, emotional development, academic progress, etc. 1
- adjective retarded Slang. stupid or foolish. 1
- noun retarded a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine. 1
- noun retarded 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: a hopeless social retard. 1
- noun retarded 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. 1
- verb with object retarded to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede. 1
- verb without object retarded to be delayed. 1
- adjective retarded Someone who is retarded is much less advanced mentally than most people of their age. 0
- adjective retarded having learning difficulties 0
- adjective retarded slowed or delayed in development or progress, esp. because of mental retardation 0