# restarted

Pronunciation: US say "ree-STAR-tid" /ˌɹiˈstɑɹtɪd/; UK say "ree-STAH-tid" /ˌɹiːˈstɑːtɪd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of restart. — simple past and past participle of restart
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of restart. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _The technician restarted the server to apply the latest update._
   - _The match had to be restarted once the floodlights came back on._

## Adjective

2. Euphemistic form of retarded. Internet slang insult, still widely considered offensive. — Euphemistic form of retarded.
   - Simple: Euphemistic form of retarded. Online slang for very stupid, and still offensive, like the word it hides.
   - _Half the comments called the new policy restarted before the thread got locked._
   - _He kept posting restarted hot takes until the moderators stepped in._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/restarted (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).