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retardation (125 synonym found)

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afterthought

amentia

arrest

arrestation

arrested development

arrestment

backwardness

bind

blithering idiocy

block

blockage

blocking

bureaucratic delay

check

clogging

closing up

closure

constraint

constriction

cooling

cooling down

cooling off

cramp

cretinism

curb

curtailment

deceleration

delayage

delayed reaction

detainment

dragging

ease-off

ease-up

fixation

flagging

foot-dragging

half-wittedness

halt

hampering

hang-up

hindering

hindrance

holdback

holdup

idiocy

idiotism

imbecility

infantilism

inhibition

injunction

insanity

interdict

interference

interim

lag

lagging

legal restraint

let

letdown

letup

logjam

mental defectiveness

mental deficiency

mental handicap

mental retardation

minus acceleration

mongolianism

mongolism

mongoloid idiocy

monopoly

moratorium

moronism

moronity

negativism

nuisance value

obstructionism

occlusion

opposition

paperasserie

profound idiocy

prohibition

protection

protectionism

protective tariff

rationing

red tape

red-tapeism

red-tapery

rein

repression

reprieve

respite

restraint

restraint of trade

restriction

retardance

retardment

retrenchment

self-control

setback

simple-wittedness

simplemindedness

simpleness

simplicity

slack-up

slackening

slow-up

slowdown

slowing

slowing down

slowness

slowup

squeeze

stay of execution

stop

stoppage

stranglehold

stricture

subnormality

suppression

tariff wall

thought control

tie-up

time lag

wait

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Definition of retardation:

(n) : the act of retarding or delaying; hindrance; the extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness

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Definition of retardation:

(n) : the act of retarding or delaying; hindrance; the extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness

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