Retard vs Dumbass - What's the difference?
retard | dumbass |
Retardation; delay.
(slang, offensive) A person with mental retardation.
(slang, offensive) A stupid person, or one who is slow to learn.
To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder
To put off; to postpone.
(obsolete) To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).
To decelerate; to slow down.
(obsolete) To stay back.
(US, vulgar, slang) A stupid or foolish person.
As nouns the difference between retard and dumbass
is that retard is retardation; delay while dumbass is a stupid or foolish person.As a verb retard
is to keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to hinder.As an adjective dumbass is
stupid, foolish.retard
English
(wikipedia retard)Noun
(en noun)- Do all retards have a low I.Q.?
Synonyms
* (retardation) delay, hold-up, retardation * (person with mental retardation) idiot, tard (offensive), imbecile (disused medical term), mental deficient (legal term), moron (disused medical term), person with learning difficulties * (stupid person) See alsoVerb
(en verb)- retard the march of an army
- retard the motion of a ship
- to retard the attacks of old age
- to retard a rupture between nations
- (Sir Thomas Browne)
Synonyms
* decelerate, hinder, slow, slow down * (postpone) postpone, put off * (stay back) hang back, stay backAntonyms
* accelerate, speed, speed up * (postpone) * (stay back) come forwardDerived terms
* retardedReferences
*IQ Basics, including formerly used medical terms for people with very low IQs
Anagrams
* English heteronyms ----dumbass
English
Noun
(es)- The dumbass walked off with my car keys and left me hers.
