Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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retardation | Yes | No | No | No |
postponement | Yes | No | No | No |
retardation (noun) | postponement (noun) |
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the act of slowing down or falling behind | act of putting off to a future time |
a decrease in rate of change | time during which some action is awaited |
lack of normal development of intellectual capacities | |
any agent that retards or delays or hinders | |
the extent to which something is delayed or held back |