Retardation vs Idiocy - What's the difference?
retardation | idiocy |
The act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.
The extent to which anything is retarded; the result of any retarding or delay; mental, social, or physical slowness.
That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.
(physics) Deceleration; reduction in the magnitude of velocity.
(music) A suspension which resolves upwards.
(psychology) The state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average; mental retardation.
An act lacking intelligence or sense; an instance of senselessness; extremely foolish behaviour.
As nouns the difference between retardation and idiocy
is that retardation is the act of retarding or delaying; hindrance while idiocy is (psychology) the state or condition of being an idiot; the quality of having an intelligence level far below average; mental retardation.retardation
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(en noun)References
* *idiocy
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* idiotcyNoun
(idiocies)- The administrators, growing tired of such idiocy , put a new policy in place.