challenged

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃæl.əndʒd/

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• Hyphenation: chal‧lenged

Adjective

challenged (comparative more challenged, superlative most challenged)

1. (euphemistic) Lacking some physical or mental attribute or skill ; used after adverbs to make politically correct adjectives.

   mentally challenged

2. (humorous) Used following adverbs to make adjectives in imitation of and mocking adjectives of this kind.

   vertically challenged

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cerebrally challenged (jocular)
• culinarily challenged (jocular)
• esthetically challenged (jocular)
• follicly challenged (jocular)

• horizontally challenged (jocular)
• hymenally challenged (jocular)
• mentally challenged
• metabolically challenged (jocular)

• physically challenged
• reality challenged (jocular)
• vertically challenged (jocular)

Translations

lacking attribute or skill

• Finnish: rajoitteinen

• Portuguese: inábil (pt)

used jocularly

• Finnish: rajoitteinen

Verb

challenged

1. simple past tense and past participle of challenge