Retard vs. Moron
Retardnoun
Retardation; delay.
Moronnoun
A stupid person; an idiot; a fool.
Retardnoun
(music) A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
Moronnoun
A person of mild mental subnormality in the former classification of mental retardation, having an intelligence quotient of 50–70.
Retardnoun
A person with mental retardation.
‘The retard in our class needs special help.’;
Moronnoun
A mentally retarded person whose intellectual development proceeds normally up to about the eighth year of age and is then arrested so that there is little or no further development; an adult having the mental development of an 8-to-12-year old. A moron is considered capable of doing routine work under supervision.
Retardnoun
A stupid person, or one who is slow to learn.
Moronnoun
Hence, a very stupid person.
Retardverb
(transitive) To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress
‘retard the march of an army’; ‘retard the motion of a ship’;
Moronnoun
An inferior olive size having a woody pulp and a large clingstone pit, growing in the mountainous and high-valley districts around the city of Moron, in Spain.
Retardverb
(transitive) To put off; to postpone.
‘to retard the attacks of old age’; ‘to retard a rupture between nations’;
Moronnoun
a person of subnormal intelligence
Retardverb
To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).
Retardverb
(intransitive) To decelerate; to slow down.
Retardverb
To stay back.
Retardverb
To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder; as, to retard the march of an army; to retard the motion of a ship; - opposed to accelerate.
Retardverb
To put off; to postpone; as, to retard the attacks of old age; to retard a rupture between nations.
Retardverb
To stay back.
Retardnoun
Retardation; delay.
Retardnoun
A mentally retarded person.
Retardnoun
a person who is stupid or inept, especially in social situations.
Retardnoun
a person of subnormal intelligence
Retardverb
slow the growth or development of;
‘The brain damage will retard the child's language development’;
Retardverb
cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate;
‘This drug will retard your heart rate’;
Retardverb
be delayed
Retardverb
lose velocity; move more slowly;
‘The car decelerated’;
