# challenged

Pronunciation: say "CHAL-uhnjd" /ˈt͡ʃæl.ənd͡ʒd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of challenge. — simple past and past participle of challenge
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of challenge. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _He challenged the results of the election in a county court._
   - _The findings were challenged by several independent researchers._

## Adjective

2. Lacking a particular physical or mental ability; used after an adverb to form a polite, often euphemistic adjective such as "physically challenged."
   - Simple: A polite way to say someone lacks a certain physical or mental ability, used after a describing word.
   - _The center provides job training for physically challenged adults._
   - _Captions were added so that hearing-challenged viewers could follow the documentary._
3. Appended to an adverb to coin a humorous adjective that imitates and pokes fun at polite euphemisms of the "physically challenged" kind.
   - Simple: Used after a word to make a joking adjective that makes fun of very polite ones.
   - _The team's vertically challenged point guard made up for his height with blistering speed._
   - _Our directionally challenged friend managed to get lost on the way to his own party._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/challenged (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).