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adjective

Having only a limited ability to learn and understand: backward, dull, simple, simple-minded, slow, slow-witted. Informal soft. Offensive feeble-minded, half-witted, weak-minded. See ability/inability.

adj

Definition: intellectually limited
Antonyms: able, bright, genius, intelligent, smart

sign description: The R-hand is placed on the forehead.

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For a list of words related to retarded, see:

• Stupid, Ignorant, or Confused
• Agitation, Abnormality, and Instability - retarded: (adj) severely mentally deficient

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See words rhyming with "retarded."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - udviklingshæmmet, retarderet
n. - retarderet, udviklingshæmmet person

idioms:

• mentally retarded    udviklingshæmmet

Nederlands (Dutch)
vertraagd, achterlijk

Français (French)
adj. - (Psych) retardé, (US) débile (fam)
n. - (Psych) retardé

idioms:

• mentally retarded    retardé mental

Deutsch (German)
adj. - verzögert, zurückgeblieben
n. - Verzögerung

idioms:

• mentally retarded    zurückgeblieben

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καθυστερημένος

idioms:

• mentally retarded    διανοητικά καθυστερημένος

Italiano (Italian)
ritardato, deficiente

idioms:

• mentally retarded    ritardato mentale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - atrasado

idioms:

• mentally retarded    deficiente mental (m)

Русский (Russian)
умственно отсталый

idioms:

• mentally retarded    умственно отсталый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - atrasado, retardado
n. - atrasado, retardado

idioms:

• mentally retarded    atrasado mental, retardado mental

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - försenad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
智力迟钝的, 发展迟缓的, 智力迟钝者, 精神发育迟缓者

idioms:

• mentally retarded    智力迟钝者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 智力遲鈍的, 發展遲緩的
n. - 智力遲鈍者, 精神發育遲緩者

idioms:

• mentally retarded    智力遲鈍者

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 발달이 늦은, 뒤진
n. - 발달이 늦음, 뒤짐

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 発達のおそい, 知能の遅れた

idioms:

• mentally retarded    精神薄弱

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) معاق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מפגר‬
n. - ‮מפגר‬

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