(transitive) To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
Used in a Sentence
retards
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for retards.
Editorial note
In the second case, you don't imply anything about retards other than the normal definition of the word.
Examples19
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
(transitive) To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of retards gathered in one view.
(intransitive) To decelerate; to slow down.
(transitive) To put off; to postpone.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for retards.
verb
(transitive) To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
verb
(intransitive) To decelerate; to slow down.
verb
(transitive) To put off; to postpone.
Example sentences
In the second case, you don't imply anything about retards other than the normal definition of the word.
You're not going to get away with calling peoe retards unless you know them very well.
I think making the subtitle of the project 'Webm for retards' might have something to do with it.
So China intentionally retards the progress in farming, keeping their productivity extraordinarily low.
And you think this is because people described them as retards?
I got to know how music retards your reflexes by playing a reaction time test.
Why is it not okay to use the word Jew as an insult against non-Jews, while it's fine to use the word retard as an insult against non-retards?
The current US health care system retards startups.
The current US wage system retards startups.
'The Dummy guide to...' can be more offensive than 'The retards guide to...'.
Yes I'm trolling/mocking you anti-systemd retards.
As those retards do not know what they are doing at the moment, but there are some younger audience reading HN, which might get confused with the thinking that unlocking your potential, might be achieved just by taking unapproved chemical drugs.
Quote examples
In the first scenario something like "Library for retards" is doing what exactly?
Because we can show the Nazis testing their mass murder techniques on "retards" before moving onto Jews.
In this case people were marketing their repo as "WebM for retards".
The actual nightmare scenario is that people with learning disability are killed by doctors because those doctors think "retards have no quality of life".
Proper noun examples
Retards have been used for medical experimentation by people calling them retards.
Retards have been driven to suicide by people calling them retard.
Retards have been murdered by people calling them retard.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use retards in a sentence?
In the second case, you don't imply anything about retards other than the normal definition of the word.
What does retards mean?
(transitive) To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progressing.
What part of speech is retards?
retards is commonly used as verb.