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challenged

CHAL-uhnjd/ˈt͡ʃæl.ənd͡ʒd/

3 meanings of challenged

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of challenge. Use this form for something that already happened.

    She challenged her brother to a race down the driveway.

    The team challenged the referee's decision after the goal.

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  2. 2
    adjectiveeuphemistic
    A polite way to say someone lacks a certain physical or mental ability, used after a describing word.

    The school added ramps and elevators for physically challenged students.

    New programs help visually challenged readers enjoy printed books.

    Similardisabled, impaired

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  3. 3
    adjectivehumorous
    Used after a word to make a joking adjective that makes fun of very polite ones.

    "I'm not lazy, I'm just energetically challenged," she joked from the couch.

    The vertically challenged player jumped to block the much taller forward.

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challenged is a form of challenge

challenge, verb: To be hard for someone. Full entry

Forms
challengechallenges he/she/itchallenging -ing formchallenged past tense, past participle
Spelling
challenge → challenged: add -d

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