A place or condition in which no development or progress is occurring
English: backwater
Less certain link between this word and this sense.
terbelakangBahasa Indonesia
backward, backwater, feebleminded, half-witted, slow-witted
Less common
#16,787 of the corpus · 2.9 per million words · 12,174 occurrences
From belakang (ter-) · very common, #486
Noun
Adjective
Retarded in intellectual development
English: backward, half-witted, slow-witted, feebleminded
Less certain link between this word and this sense.
Having made less than normal progress
English: backward
Less certain link between this word and this sense.