Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retardment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: re-tard-ment
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Retardation; the act of retarding or delaying.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And when he saw that all the dogs were flocking about her, yarring at the retardment of their access to her, and every way keeping such a coil with her as they are wont to do about a proud or salt bitch, he forthwith departed […]"
"And forasmuch as his return hath been longer then I looked for, I have sent thus expressly to know both of him, and of you, the cause of this retardment of his."
"Despite the retardments occasioned by the war, and the heavy financial loss suffered from the freeing of 1200 slaves in Tazewell, the wealth of the county was not seriously impaired."

Etymology

Compare Middle French and French retardement.

Usage

Inflected Forms

retardments (plural)

Questions

What does retardment mean?: Retardation; the act of retarding or delaying.
Where does retardment come from?: Compare Middle French and French retardement.

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