Definition of retardation

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• retardation is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
• retardation is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
• retardation is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of retardation

• any agent that retards or delays or hinders (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. retardant
  2. retardent
• lack of normal development of intellectual capacities (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. backwardness
  2. mental retardation
  3. slowness
  4. subnormality
• a decrease in rate of change (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. deceleration
  2. slowing
• the act of slowing down or falling behind (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. lag
  2. slowdown
• the extent to which something is delayed or held back (noun)

See definition of retardation in Merriam Webster