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What is another word for retarded?

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Intellectually disabled, medically defined as having an IQ (intelligence quotient) below 70 in addition to deficits in two or more adaptive behaviors (which means having problems with basic functional skills that affect everyday, general living)

Delayed or put off until a later time

(idiomatic, figuratively) Delayed or made slower

Past tense for to stop, hinder or impede the flow or progress of

Past tense for to postpone or assign to a later time or date

Past tense for to decrease or reduce in sensitivity

Past tense for to delay taking action

Past tense for to block or clog up a space or opening

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Mentally deficient or underdeveloped

“Without treatment, the condition could result in infants becoming mentally retarded or developing other neurological problems.”

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Foolish or lacking in sense

as thick as two short planks

dead from the neck up

not the full shilling

flakey^US

flaky^UK

stupidly irresponsible

devoid of intelligence

not quite right in the head

not all there

have kangaroos in the top paddock

mad as a hatter

away with the fairies

of unsound mind

have bats in the belfry

not right in the head

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mentally retarded

developmentally delayed

developmentally disabled

intellectually disabled

mentally challenged

special

Adjective

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Delayed or put off until a later time

Adjective

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(idiomatic, figuratively) Delayed or made slower

Verb

Past tense for to stop, hinder or impede the flow or progress of

baulked^UK

balked^US

threw a spanner in the works

thrown a spanner in the works

brought to screeching halt

threw a monkey wrench in the works of

thrown a monkey wrench in the works of

put at a disadvantage

spoiled^US

spoilt^UK

neutralized^US

neutralised^UK

brought to a standstill

put out of commission

placed at a disadvantage

nipped in the bud

reduced speed

saddled with

put a spoke in someone's wheel

slammed on the anchors

put on the brakes

eased up

put in an unfavourable position

prevented from making progress

inflicted a handicap on

slammed on the brakes

threw a spoke in the wheel of

thrown a spoke in the wheel of

gave a disadvantage to

given a disadvantage to

canceled^US

cancelled^UK

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

dragged through the mud

ostracized^US

ostracised^UK

made it impracticable for

made impossible

made it impossible for

kept within the limits of

immobilized^US

immobilised^UK

rendered null and void

thrown monkey wrench in

threw monkey wrench in

thrown a monkey wrench into

threw a monkey wrench into

broke off

broken off

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“No flying instructor will deliberately retard the progress of a student.”

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Past tense for to postpone or assign to a later time or date

taken a rain check on

laid on the table

put on the back burner

temporized^US

temporised^UK

put off the evil hour

suspended proceedings

put out of commission

reorganized^US

reorganised^UK

taken a breather from

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Past tense for to decrease or reduce in sensitivity

paralysed^UK

paralyzed^US

Verb

Past tense for to delay taking action

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Past tense for to block or clog up a space or opening

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