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B0016800 (băk′wərd)adj.1. Directed or facing toward the back or rear.2. Done or arranged in a manner or order that is opposite to previous occurrence or normal use.3. Unwilling to act; reluctant; shy.4. Behind others in progress or development: The technology was backward, but the system worked.adv. or back·wards (-wərdz)1. To or toward the back or rear.2. With the back leading.3. In a reverse manner or order.4. To, toward, or into the past.5. Toward a worse or less advanced condition.

back′ward·ly adv.back′ward·ness n.Usage Note: Most American English dictionaries list -wards as a spelling variant of the directional suffix -ward. Accordingly, two variants are provided for most of the adverbs that end with this suffix: backward/backwards, toward/towards, upward/upwards, and so on. Although both variants are considered acceptable, the -ward suffix is more common in American English, whereas the -wards suffix is more common in British English. This distinction is more prominent in edited prose than in casual writing or speech, possibly because many American copyeditors follow style manuals that recommend or prescribe the -ward variant. Despite this dialectal differentiation, there remains significant variation in usage among individuals and even among the different -ward words themselves. This variation is evident in the results from our 2012 usage survey: backwards and towards were deemed acceptable by 72 percent and 69 percent of Panelists, respectively, but only 38 percent found forwards to be acceptable. Note that for those -ward words that also function as adjectives, the form without the s is standard: a backward look; a westward journey.

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backwardness - lack of normal development of intellectual capacitiesmental retardation, subnormality, slowness, retardationstupidity - a poor ability to understand or to profit from experiencemental defectiveness, abnormality - retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligencemental deficiency, moronity - mild mental retardationamentia, idiocy - extreme mental retardationimbecility - retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot

backwardness

noun1. lack of development, underdevelopment, lack of sophistication, primitiveness I was astonished at the backwardness of our country at the time.2. slowness, learning difficulties, underdevelopment, retardation, arrested development her backwardness in practical and physical activities
slowness brightness, quickness, smartness, precocity, precociousness

backwardness

nounAn awkwardness or lack of self-confidence in the presence of others:bashfulness, coyness, retiringness, shyness, timidity, timidness.

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(ˈbӕkwəd) adjective1. aimed or directed backwards. He left without a backward glance.向后的2. less advanced in mind or body than is normal for one's age. a backward child. 智力差的，进步缓慢的 3. late in developing a modern culture, mechanization etc. That part of Britain is still very backward; the backward peoples of the world.落后的ˈbackwardness noun落后ˈbackwards adverb1. towards the back. He glanced backwards.向后地2. with one's back facing the direction one is going in. The child walked backwards into a lamp-post.倒退着3. in the opposite way to that which is usual. Can you count from 1 to 10 backwards? (= starting at 10 and counting to 1). 倒，逆 backwards and forwards in one direction and then in the opposite direction. The dog ran backwards and forwards across the grass.来回地bend/fall over backwards to try very hard. He bent over backwards to get us tickets for the concert. 拼命（作某事）

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noun lack of development

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noun slowness

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noun an awkwardness or lack of self-confidence in the presence of others

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noun lack of normal development of intellectual capacities

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