Challenged Definition

chălənjd
adjective
Having a disability or impairment.
Physically challenged.
American Heritage Medicine
Disabled or handicapped in a (specified) way.
Mentally challenged.
Webster's New World
Deficient or lacking.
An ethically challenged politician.
American Heritage

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

Mentally challenged.
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Used following adverbs to make jocular adjectives in imitation of and mocking politically correct adjectives of this kind, as "X-challenged" = "lacking X".
Vertically challenged.
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verb

Simple past tense and past participle of challenge.

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Challenged Sentence Examples

  • Sand challenged her first couple of steps.

  • He poked thumbs into his pockets and challenged her.

  • Fred challenged as Dean entered the door.

  • Gabe snorted, knowing his assassins were unaccustomed to being challenged by anyone.

  • His intent gaze challenged her to deny the statement.

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