retardation vs alteration

alteration vs retardation

retardation and alteration both are nouns.

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

As nouns, alteration is a hypernym of retardation; that is, alteration is a word with a broader meaning than retardation:

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

Other hypernyms of retardation include change, modification.

retardation (noun)	alteration (noun)
the act of slowing down or falling behind	the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
a decrease in rate of change	the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
lack of normal development of intellectual capacities	an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
any agent that retards or delays or hinders
the extent to which something is delayed or held back

Difference between retardation and alteration

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