Word

retardation, n.
(retardations)
freq. cnt. 1

a decrease in rate of change
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

deceleration retardation slowing

sample sentences

"the deceleration of the arms race"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slow slow

lexical pointers

antonym

acceleration

derivationally related form

decelerate decelerate

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

retard retard

semantic pointers

hypernym

change, alteration, modification

the act of slowing down or falling behind
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

lag retardation slowdown

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lag

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slow down slow down slow down slow down

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

retard retard

semantic pointers

hypernym

delay, holdup

lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
<noun.cognition>

backwardness mental retardation retardation slowness subnormality

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

retard

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

backward

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

slow

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

subnormal

semantic pointers

hypernym

stupidity

hyponym

abnormality, mental defectiveness moronity, mental deficiency idiocy, amentia imbecility

any agent that retards or delays or hinders
<noun.object>

retardant retardation retardent

sample sentences

"flame-retardant"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

retard

semantic pointers

hypernym

agent

the extent to which something is delayed or held back
<noun.time>

retardation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

retard

semantic pointers

hypernym

delay, wait, hold, time lag, postponement