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retardation vs modification

modification vs retardation

retardation and modification both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
retardation Yes No No No
modification Yes No No No
As nouns, modification is a hypernym of retardation; that is, modification is a word with a broader meaning than retardation:
  • retardation: a decrease in rate of change
  • modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
Other hypernyms of retardation include alteration, change.
retardation (noun) modification (noun)
the act of slowing down or falling behind the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
a decrease in rate of change slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
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 grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
the extent to which something is delayed or held back
Difference between retardation and modification

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