backward / retarded
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backward
Lagging behind a usual or expected level of development; underdeveloped. This may concern economic, technological, or social development, for example.
Die wirtschaftlich zurückgebliebene Region braucht dringend Investitionen in Straßen und Schulen.
The economically backward region urgently needs investment in roads and schools.
retarded
Significantly impaired in mental development. When used to refer to people, this term is outdated and derogatory; colloquially, it is also used as an insult meaning “stupid.”
In dem alten Bericht wurde das Kind wegen seiner geistigen Behinderung als zurückgeblieben bezeichnet.
In the old report, the child was described as retarded because of their intellectual disability.
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“Zurückgeblieben” (backward/retarded) comes from the verb “zurückbleiben” (to lag behind) and is made up of “zurück” (back) and “geblieben” (stayed/been left). The underlying image is that someone or something falls behind a development or an expected level.
In den zurückgebliebenen Landesteilen fehlt es vor allem an Ärzten.
Doctors are particularly lacking in the backward regions of the country.
In the meaning “rückständig” (backward), “zurückgeblieben” (backward) is often used with areas such as economic, technological, or social development. The word frequently describes regions, structures, or entire countries.
Die technisch zurückgebliebene Anlage konnte mit den modernen Fabriken nicht mithalten.
The technologically backward facility could not keep up with modern factories.
When “zurückgeblieben” (retarded) refers to a person or their mental development, the word is outdated and derogatory today. As a colloquial insult for someone supposedly stupid, it is also hurtful.
Der Ausdruck „zurückgeblieben“ gilt in diesem Zusammenhang als diskriminierend und sollte nicht für Menschen verwendet werden.
The term “zurückgeblieben” (retarded) is considered discriminatory in this context and should not be used for people.
