How to Pronounce “retarded

word

/ɹiˈtɑɹdəd/
ri-TAR-did
/ɹɪtˈɑːdɪd/
ri-TAR-did

IPA Transcription

American English

/ɹiˈtɑɹdəd/

British English

/ɹɪtˈɑːdɪd/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

ri-TAR-did

UK

ri-TAR-did

Listen in Context

That word is retarded, so please don't use it at school.

The old report says the child's growth was retarded.

Special chemicals are used to make fire spread more retarded.

People still say retarded as a joke, but it sounds really ugly.