challenged

UK /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒd/ US /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒd/

adj 2

Definitions

adj

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

mentally challenged

Used following adverbs to make adjectives in imitation of and mocking adjectives of this kind.

He's not short; he's vertically challenged

ADJ.

angry, better, new, political, short

VERB + CHALLENGED

question

CHALLENGED + NOUN

correctness, evidence, gatekeeper, god, life, mary, mountain, people

PREP.

from, in, with

ADV.

especially, mentally, vertically

mentally challenged

Wiktionary

He's not short; he's vertically challenged

Wiktionary

Betty challenged me to a game of tennis.

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The new job challenged his skill.

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I challenged him to a game.

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I was challenged by a gatekeeper.

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i Register

In some senses, challenged is marked as euphemistic, humorous. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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