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deceleration
10
lag(noun, time, help, check, delay)
10
slowdown(noun, decrease, off)
10
slowing(noun, slow-down)
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delay(noun, time, help, check, disorder)
9
hindrance(noun, support, check, disorder, delay)
9
obstruction(noun, support, check, disorder, delay)
9
slowness(noun, slowness, tardiness, underdevelopment, unpunctuality)
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backwardness
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check(noun, verb, support, disorder, delay)
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impediment(noun, support, check, disorder, delay)
6
mental retardation(noun, expression, idiom)
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retardment(noun, check, disorder, delay, stay)
6
stoppage(noun, check, disorder, delay, stay)
5
detainment(noun, time, help, check, delay)
5
detention(noun, support, check, delay, fight)
5
holdup(noun, time, help, check, delay)
5
inhibition(noun, weakness, hindrance, impairment, disablement)
5
interruption(noun, delay, decrease, stay, wait)
5
resistance(noun, conflict, opposition, obstruction, fighting)
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