Talk:Retarded depression

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Why is it called "retarded"?

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Why is it called "retarded"? Why not call it another slur? The f-slur? The N? Big questions 2A00:FD00:901D:E100:3984:7A28:B673:5080 (talk) 18:40, 15 January 2025 (UTC)Reply

The word comes from the Latin retardare, meaning to hinder, delay, or make slow so it pretty much means "Slow Depression" That is also why it was used in the obsolete term "Mental Retardation". FlagArchiver (talk) 20:15, 6 August 2025 (UTC)Reply

seems like you're retarded based on this comment. ~2026-37073-70 (talk) 17:36, 28 June 2026 (UTC)Reply

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Why is it called "retarded"?