challenged en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈt͡ʃæl.ənd͡ʒd/
- (US) audio
- /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒd/
Meanings
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(euphemistic) Disabled; lacking some physical or mental attribute or skill; used after adverbs to make politically correct adjectives.
mentally challenged
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(humorous) Used following adverbs to make adjectives in imitation of and mocking adjectives of this kind.
He's not short; he's vertically challenged
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most challenged | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more challenged | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
horizontally-challenged · follically challenged · geographically challenged · racially challenged · hymenally challenged · nonchallenged · mentally challenged · follicly challenged · horizontally challenged · metabolically challenged · ethically challenged · reality challenged · ethically-challenged · vitally challenged · esthetically challenged · ethnically challenged · vertically challenged · gravitationally-challenged · culinarily challenged · immunochallenged · physically challenged · cerebrally challenged · employmentally challenged · follicularly challenged · humanly challenged · vehicularly challenged · unchallenged · intellectually challenged · gravitationally challenged · melanin-challenged · aurally challenged · parentally challenged · time-challenged · vertically-challenged
Translations (15)
es dificultado (lacking attribute or skill) · es carente (used humorously) · es faltante (used humorously) · es con dificultades (lacking attribute or skill) · fi rajoitteinen (used humorously) · fi rajoitteinen (lacking attribute or skill) · es con discapacidad (lacking attribute or skill) · pt inábil (lacking attribute or skill) · es discapacitado (lacking attribute or skill) · es faltarle a (used humorously) · es con deficiencias (lacking attribute or skill) · es carecer (used humorously) · es deficiente (lacking attribute or skill) · es problematizado (lacking attribute or skill) · es con problemas (lacking attribute or skill)