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Meaning of retard | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ɹɪˈtɑː(ɹ)d

Definitions

  1. A retardation; a delay.
  2. A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.
  3. A person with mental retardation.
  4. A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.

Equivalents

Examples

“The retard in our class needs special help.”
““That's 'cause your dog is a retard,” the large woman retorted. The pit bull must have sensed the insult because it got up on all fours and started barking at the woman. Not one to back down from an interspecies fight, the prison lady stood up […]”
“College freshman Scott Damerow set a new world record by using his head to bust 142 eggs and he now officially holds a place in the Guinness Book of Fucking Retards.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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