Retardedness vs. Retardation

Retardednessnoun

The state or condition of being retarded.

Retardationnoun

The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.

Retardationnoun

The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness.

Retardationnoun

Extreme stupidity.

Retardationnoun

That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.

Retardationnoun

(physics) Deceleration; reduction in the magnitude of velocity.

Retardationnoun

(music) A suspension which resolves upwards.

Retardationnoun

The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as, the retardation of the motion of a ship; - opposed to acceleration.

Retardationnoun

That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.

Retardationnoun

The keeping back of an approaching consonant chord by prolonging one or more tones of a previous chord into the intermediate chord which follows; - differing from suspension by resolving upwards instead of downwards.

Retardationnoun

The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount of retarding or delay.

Retardationnoun

a decrease in speed;

Retardationnoun

the extent to which something is delayed or held back

Retardationnoun

any agent that retards or delays or hinders;

Retardationnoun

lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

Retardationnoun

the act of slowing down or falling behind