Hyphenation of retardation

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word retardation? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

re-tar-da-tion

Definitions of retardation:

1.	A decrease in rate of change The deceleration of the arms race
2.	The extent to which something is delayed or held back
3.	Any agent that retards or delays or hinders Flame-retardant
4.	Lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
5.	The act of slowing down or falling behind

Synonyms of retardation:

noun	deceleration, slowing, speed, swiftness, fastness
noun	delay, hold, time lag, postponement, wait
noun	retardant, retardent, agent
noun	mental retardation, backwardness, slowness, subnormality, stupidity
noun	slowdown, lag, delay, holdup

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