Retarted vs Retarded - What's the difference?
retarted | retarded |
Delayed; delayed in development, hindered; impeded.
* 2004 , Duncan Mackay, The Observer , 8 Aug 2004:
(chiefly, North America) Underdeveloped (of a person's intelligence, abilities etc.).
* 2000 , Kate Connolly, The Guardian , 19 Apr 2000:
(colloquial, derogatory) Stupid, dumb.
* 1988 , Raymond E Feist, Faerie Tale :
(physics) Designating a parameter of an electromagnetic field which is adjusted to account for the finite speed of radiation.
(retard)
As adjectives the difference between retarted and retarded
is that retarted is misspelling of lang=en while retarded is delayed; delayed in development, hindered; impeded.As a verb retarded is
past tense of retard.retarded
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- HGH, which was originally developed to assist children with retarded growth, is believed to be especially popular with sprinters.
- The European Roma Rights Centre in Budapest, which is representing the children - from the north-eastern city of Ostrava - said that the education ministry and local authorities had for decades "perpetuated a system which routinely brands disproportionate numbers of Gypsies as mentally retarded ".
- Looking at Jack, Gabbie said, "What?" "That's the Troll Bridge." She groaned at the pun. "That's retarded ."