retard
retard definition
re·tard (ri tärd′; for n. 2 rē′tärd′)
transitive verb
to hinder, delay, or slow the advance or progress of
Etymology: LME retarden < OFr retarder < L retardare < re-, back + tardare, to make slow < tardus, slow: see tardy
intransitive verb
to be delayed or undergo retardation
noun
- a retarding; delay
- Slang
- a retarded person: an offensive term of contempt
- a stupid or foolish person
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Comments
Improve this definition.
Share on Facebook