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Delayed; delayed in development, hindered; impeded. / (psychology, now offensive, dated) Having mental retardation; mentally deficient or underdeveloped.

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retarded

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ɹɪˈtɑːdɪd/

Adjective

dated offensive colloquial derogatory

Delayed; delayed in development, hindered; impeded. / (psychology, now offensive, dated) Having mental retardation; mentally deficient or underdeveloped.

Japanese Meaning

遅延した、発達が遅れている、進行が妨げられている / (心理学用語、現在では差別的な表現とされる) 知的発達障害がある、知的能力が不十分である

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The project's completion was retarded by repeated supply chain disruptions.

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度重なるサプライチェーンの混乱により、プロジェクトの完了が遅れた。

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Delayed; delayed in development, hindered; impeded.

This kind of plant is usually of a retarded growth.

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(psychology, now offensive, dated) Having mental retardation; mentally deficient or underdeveloped.

The European Roma Rights Centre in Budapest, which is representing the children - from the north-eastern city of Ostrava - said that the education ministry and local authorities had for decades "perpetuated a system which routinely brands disproportionate numbers of Gypsies as mentally retarded".

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