challenged

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃæl.ənd͡ʒd/
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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

Translations

Verb

challenged

  1. simple past and past participle of challenge
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