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How to pronounce “retardation”
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Pronunciation guide for retardation
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of retardation with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 5 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Yuko Munakata: The science behind how parents affect child development
and treat them for a genetic condition that used to lead to mental retardation.
- Definition summary
- The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.
Example 1 of 5
How to pronounce retardation
Yuko Munakata: The science behind how parents affect child development

and treat them for a genetic condition that used to lead to mental retardation.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “retardation”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.
- The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness.
- (psychology) Ellipsis of mental retardation.
- (colloquial, derogatory, offensive) Extreme stupidity.
- That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
- (physics) Deceleration; reduction in the magnitude of velocity.
- (music) A suspension which resolves upwards.
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