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challenged

[ chal-injd ]

adjective

  1. Often Offensive. a euphemism for disabled (usually preceded by an adverb).
  2. deficient or lacking (usually preceded by an adverb or noun and used facetiously):

    ethically challenged; math-challenged.



challenged

/ ˈtʃælɪndʒd /

adjective

  1. in combination disabled or disadvantaged in some way

    physically challenged performers

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of challenged1

An Americanism dating back to 1980–85; challenge ( def ) + -ed 2( def )
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Example Sentences

CAD’s chief in 2019, Jackie Roberts, told legislators at the time that her section was “very challenged” and noted that her budget hadn’t changed in recent memory.

The current state of policies around micromobility is a very challenged environment.

But in 1969, a longstanding practice was challenged—its ban on women.

He challenged the very core of the Iranian theocracy and demanded respect for basic human rights.

Within hours, thousands of Iranians challenged the foreign minister on social media asking how that could possibly be.

Good, caring teachers recognized his talent and challenged him to work hard to compete at the highest levels.

So the sorts of policy changes Obama announced Thursday night would, if challenged in court, be upheld as legal.

It would make a sensation, he thought; there was more than one generally accepted theory he had challenged or contradicted in it.

It was quite expected that his progress would be challenged, hence the warlike preparations.

In the midst of a torrent of invectives from every quarter, the military were challenged to fire.

Voting must be performed carefully because a defaced, improperly marked ballot may be challenged and thrown out.

Getting close to the kopje, he saw a number of the enemy slinking off, and at once challenged them.

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