modification vs retardation

retardation vs modification

modification and retardation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
modification	Yes	No	No	No
retardation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, retardation is a hyponym of modification; that is, retardation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than modification:

modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
retardation: a decrease in rate of change

Other hyponyms of modification include acceleration, deceleration, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

modification (noun)	retardation (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	the act of slowing down or falling behind
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy	a decrease in rate of change
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase	any agent that retards or delays or hinders
	the extent to which something is delayed or held back

Difference between modification and retardation

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