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retarded::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | developmentally challenged, mentally retarded |
| Type of | people |
he started a school for the retarded.
retarded::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded.
Examples of retarded
retarded
The fact of the matter is that the protests in Spain are fundamentally retarded.
From the guardian.co.uk
The retarded amongst us might argue that Mariah Carey is at the top of her game.
From the hecklerspray.com
He said there are no secure facilities for mentally retarded juvenile offenders.
From the bostonherald.com
In 1972 he quit rather than teach retarded students, then became a truck driver.
From the time.com
Instead, Aaron marries Shosha, a stunted, retarded girl he had known as a child.
From the time.com
Thus heat escape from the surface is retarded, and surface temperature increases.
From the independent.co.uk
For years I was puzzled at how all the teachers seemed to think I was retarded.
From the guardian.co.uk
Her son, 13, has cerebral palsy, is mentally retarded and has a seizure disorder.
From the stltoday.com
Meanwhile, the growth of U.S. investments abroad is being retarded by Washington.
From the time.com
- Mentally retarded: people collectively who are mentally retarded; "he started a school for the retarded"
- Relatively slow in mental or emotional or physical development; "providing a secure and sometimes happy life for the retarded"
- (retard) cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"
- (retard) idiot: a person of subnormal intelligence
- (retard) be delayed
- (retard) check: slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
- (retard) decelerate: lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
- (retardation) deceleration: a decrease in rate of change; "the deceleration of the arms race"
- Retarded is a single by the band The Afghan Whigs.
