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Translate retardation from English to German

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retardation:
- Wahnsinn; Zurückgebliebenheit; Rückständigkeit; Unsinnigkeit; Schwachsinnigkeit

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Detailed Translations for retardation from English to German

retardation:

retardation [the ~] noun

the retardation (backwardness; preposterousness; rubbish)
der Wahnsinn; die Zurückgebliebenheit; die Rückständigkeit; die Unsinnigkeit; die Schwachsinnigkeit
- Wahnsinn [der ~] noun
- Zurückgebliebenheit [die ~] noun
- Rückständigkeit [die ~] noun
- Unsinnigkeit [die ~] noun
- Schwachsinnigkeit [die ~] noun

Translation Matrix for retardation:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Rückständigkeit	backwardness; preposterousness; retardation; rubbish
Schwachsinnigkeit	backwardness; preposterousness; retardation; rubbish
Unsinnigkeit	backwardness; preposterousness; retardation; rubbish	gibberish; nonsense; rubbish
Wahnsinn	backwardness; preposterousness; retardation; rubbish	craziness; delirium; derangement; derangement of mind; ecstasy; frenzy; hysteria; idiocy; inanity; insanity; lunacy; madness; mental derangement; mental disorder; mental disturbance; mental illness
Zurückgebliebenheit	backwardness; preposterousness; retardation; rubbish
-	backwardness; deceleration; lag; mental retardation; retardant; retardent; slowdown; slowing; slowness; subnormality
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	delay; detention

Synonyms for "retardation":

deceleration; slowing; change; alteration; modification
delay; hold; time lag; postponement; wait
retardant; retardent; agent
mental retardation; backwardness; slowness; subnormality; stupidity
slowdown; lag; holdup

Antonyms for "retardation":

acceleration

Related Definitions for "retardation":

the act of slowing down or falling behind¹
a decrease in rate of change¹
lack of normal development of intellectual capacities¹
any agent that retards or delays or hinders¹
the extent to which something is delayed or held back¹

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