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Underdeveloped vs Retardation - What's the difference?

underdeveloped | retardation |

As an adjective underdeveloped

is immature and not fully developed.

As a verb underdeveloped

is past tense of underdevelop.

As a noun retardation is

the act of retarding or delaying; hindrance.

underdeveloped

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • immature and not fully developed
  • having a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication
  • (photography) of a film that has had insufficient development before being fixed

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (underdevelop)

    • retardation

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.

    • Related terms

    * retard * retardance * retardant * retardate * retardative * retarded * retarder * retardive

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