[{"word":"retard","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"Retardation; delay.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A slowing down of the tempo; a ritardando.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A person with mental retardation.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The retard in our class needs special help."},{"definition":"A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["idiot","imbecile","learning difficulties","mental deficient","moron","retarded","tard","delay","hold-up","retardation"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from progress","synonyms":["hinder","hold up","impede"],"antonyms":[],"example":"retard the march of an army"},{"definition":"To put off; to postpone.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to retard a rupture between nations"},{"definition":"To be slow or dilatory to perform (something).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To decelerate; to slow down.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To stay back.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["decelerate","slow","slow down","slow up","decelerate","hinder","slow","slow down","postpone","put off","reluctant","hang back","stay back","hinder","hold up","impede"],"antonyms":["accelerate","speed","speed up","come forward"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/retard"]}]