- retardation
- n1. deceleration, slowing up, lagging, lingering, delaying; delay, postponement, stoppage, suspension; procrastination, stalling, prolongation, protraction.2. encumbrance, hindrance, impediment, obstacle, obstruction, Archaic. remora, oppilation, interference, Law. estoppel; restriction, bar, barricade, stop, stopper, block, stumbling block; curb, check, balk, catch, hitch, snag, difficulty.3. limitation, handicap, incapacity, incapability, inability; slowness, dullness.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.