retarded
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ɹɪˈtɑːdɪd/
ipa: /ɹiˈtɑɹdɪd/
Forms: form: more retarded
form: most retarded
Etymology: From retard + -ed.
Senses: examples: text: This kind of plant is usually of a retarded growth.
text: The last zone, lying beyond the Ch‘ang-pai mountains, was in special isolation and culturally as retarded as regions much farther north.
ref: 1971, William Watson, Cultural Frontiers in Ancient East Asia, Edinburgh University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 128:
text: HGH, which was originally developed to assist children with retarded growth, is believed to be especially popular with sprinters.
ref: 2004 August 8, Duncan Mackay, The Observer:
glosses: Delayed; delayed in development, hindered; impeded.
examples: text: Experts in the field say there are now at least 200,000 retarded people over 60 in the United States.
ref: 1990 October 28, Tamar Lewin, “As the Retarded Live Longer, Anxiety Grips Aging Parents”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 May 2015, U.S.:
text: One day the order of things begins to unravel. First, the doctor, on horseback, is tripped up by an invisible wire and his injuries put him in the hospital for months. Then several children, including the son of the Baron and the retarded child of the doctor’s mistress, are severely beaten. Later, the Baron’s barn is set on fire.
ref: 2009 May 25, Peter Brunette, “Cannes winner "White Ribbon" seriously stunning”, in Reuters, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2023:
text: Shriver started the Special Olympics Games in 1968 to foster fitness and self-esteem for those with mental retardation and advocated in Washington for her cause well into her eighties. The event has grown to include 190 nations.
Her concern for the mentally handicapped was attributed to her relationship with older sister Rosemary, who was said to have been mildly retarded and spent the majority of her life in a long-term care facility after a lobotomy.
ref: 2009 August 11, “Eunice Kennedy Shriver, founder of Special Olympics, dead at 88”, in France 24, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2010:
text: As one of hundreds of examples, here is how Emily and Charles work to stimulate their profoundly retarded newborn, and the kind of detail Solomon is consistently able to draw from his subjects:[…]
ref: 2012 November 21, Lisa Zeidner, “Book review: ‘Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity’ by Andrew Solomon”, in The Washington Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Dec 2012, Opinions:
text: Me and my friends used to feed LSD to this little retarded girl in our neighborhood and we'd lock arms around her and go "nightmare! Nightmare! Nightmare! Nightmare! Nightmare! Nightmare! Nightmare! Nightmare!" It actually cured her retardation.
ref: 2014, The Eric Andre Show, season 3, episode 6, Eric Andre (actor):
text: Gavali added that he is going to meet the state home minister by next week to brief him about the situation. “Giving drugs to children can cause long term harm and they can also become retarded. Such begging gangs are also seen at Kharghar, Belapur highway junction, and at Nerul LP, " he said.
ref: 2022 May 1, Sandeep Raghavan, quoting Vishnu Gavali, “Navi Mumbai: Kids forced to beg are drugged, say activists”, in The Times of India, archived from the original on 01 May 2022:
text: The convict sexually exploited the girl, a Class 8 student who is moderately retarded, on multiple occasions.
ref: 2022 November 28, “Man sentenced to 107 years for abusing minor daughter”, in The Hindu, archived from the original on 29 Apr 2023, Kerala:
text: The defense, which sought a life sentence, had argued that Yamada was mildly retarded and had committed the crime impulsively after being angered by the victims' actions and words.
ref: 2023 March 2, “Man sentenced to death in retrial over 2017 murder of elderly couple”, in Kyodo News, Japan, archived from the original on 02 Mar 2023:
text: A 49-year-old mother yesterday pleaded guilty to manslaughter when appearing in High Court after strangling her 21-year-old retarded son to death with a plastic tablecloth nearly three years ago.
ref: 2023 April 26, Stacy Shi, “Mother admits manslaughter of retarded son”, in The Standard, Hong Kong, archived from the original on 26 Apr 2023:
topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
synonyms: mentally retarded
glosses: Having mental retardation; mentally deficient or underdeveloped.
topics: human-sciences
psychology
sciences
glosses: Specifically, having an IQ below 70.
examples: text: Looking at Jack, Gabbie said, "What?" "That's the Troll Bridge." She groaned at the pun. "That's retarded."
ref: 1988, Raymond E Feist, Faerie Tale:
text: I've got a terrific sign in front of my house that keeps intruders out: Retarded Pit Bull High on Angel Dust. No one's come over the wall yet. Except a couple of retarded guys who were high on angel dust.
ref: 1997, George Carlin, “SIGNS”, in Brain Droppings, New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 66:
text: If it sounds like a bad script that a retarded child would write, it’s because it is. Yet, anti-Zionists will aggressively explain to you why this insanity makes perfect sense.
ref: 2021 October 5, “Why anti-Zionism is a product of antisemitism.”, in The Times of Israel, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2021:
glosses: Extremely stupid; obtuse
topics: natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: Designating a parameter of an electromagnetic field which is adjusted to account for the finite speed of radiation.
Derived terms: word: fire-retarded
word: mentally retarded
word: pressure retarded osmosis
word: pressure-retarded osmosis
word: rarted
word: retarded depression
word: retarded time
word: r-slurred