retardation

(noun)

noun

1. a decrease in rate of change

Similar word(s): deceleration, slowing

Definition categories: attribute, alteration, change, modification

2. the extent to which something is delayed or held back

Definition categories: time, delay, hold, postponement, wait

3. any agent that retards or delays or hinders

- flame-retardant

Similar word(s): retardant

Definition categories: object, agent

4. lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

Similar word(s): backwardness, slowness, subnormality

Definition categories: thought, stupidity

5. the act of slowing down or falling behind

Similar word(s): lag, slowdown

Definition categories: act, delay, holdup