nnoun.persona person of subnormal intelligenceSynset:changeling cretin half-wit idiot imbecile moron
Derivationally Related Form:cretinousretardimbecilicmoronicidiotic
Hypernyms:simple simpleton
Inherited Hypernyms:idiotsimpletonpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:idiotsimpletonpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:mongoloid
vverb.changecause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rateExamples:- This drug will retard your heart rate
Derivationally Related Form:retardation
Hypernyms:decelerate slow down
Inherited Hypernyms:retarddeceleratechange
Direct Hyponyms:deaden
Full Troponyms:deaden
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s somebody
vverb.stativebe delayedDerivationally Related Form:retardation
Hypernyms:be
Inherited Hypernyms:retardbe
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changeslow the growth or development ofSynset:check delay
Examples:- The brain damage will retard the child's language development
Derivationally Related Form:delayretardationretard
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:checkchange
Direct Hyponyms:dampendelaydetainstay
Full Troponyms:dampenstay
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something
vverb.changelose velocity; move more slowlySynset:decelerate slow slow down slow up
Antonyms:accelerate
Derivationally Related Form:slowingretardationslowdowndeceleration
Hypernyms:decrease diminish fall lessen
Inherited Hypernyms:deceleratedecreasechange magnitudechange
Direct Hyponyms:delaydetainhold upslowslow downslow up
Full Troponyms:bog downbuy timecatchclogdelayslowstallstonewall
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Something ---s something