retarded : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: retarded	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for retarded
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retarded adj relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded" Antonym(s): precocious n people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the retarded" Synonym(s): mentally retarded, retarded, developmentally challenged
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Retard \Re*tard"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retarding}.] [L. retardare, retardatum; pref. re- re- + tardare to make slow, to delay, fr. tardus slow: cf. F. retarder. See {Tardy}.] 1. To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; as, to retard the march of an army; to retard the motion of a ship; -- opposed to {accelerate}. 2. To put off; to postpone; as, to retard the attacks of old age; to retard a rupture between nations. Syn: To impede; hinder; obstruct; detain; delay; procrastinate; postpone; defer.