Definitions For Retardation

noun

  • The act of slowing down or falling behind
  • A decrease in rate of change
  • Lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
  • Any agent that retards or delays or hinders
  • The extent to which something is delayed or held back

Is Retardation a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
12
Words with Friends
13

The word Retardation is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Retardation in a Sentence

  • The child suffered severe mental retardation.
  • The chemical induced a retardation of cell growth.

Synonyms for Retardation

Antonyms for Retardation

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