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ˈtʃæl ɪndʒdchal·lenged

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  1. challengedadjective

    handicapped or disabled; -- used as a euphemism, especially in combinations; as, physically challenged; mentally challenged.

Wiktionary

  1. challengedadjective

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

    mentally challenged

  2. challengedadjective

    Used following adverbs to make jocular adjectives in imitation of and mocking politically correct adjectives of this kind, as "X-challenged" = "lacking X".

    vertically challenged

Webster Dictionary

  1. Challenged

    of Challenge

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of challenged in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of challenged in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of challenged in a Sentence

  1. Violeta Bulc:

    Aviation is very much challenged by competition right now and we need to address it in a more comprehensive way.

  2. Barack Obama:

    He pushed the party and challenged them, i thought it made Hillary a better candidate.

  3. Donald Trump:

    I think the big problem this country has is being politically correct, i've been challenged by so many people and I don't, frankly, have time for total political correctness. And to be honest with you, this country doesn't have time, either.

  4. Jessica Lowndes:

    It’s super important to come together as women, i recently took a stand in our fight against misogyny… I challenged women to take off their makeup and to either post a video or make a selfie and nominate other women in their life to do the same. For me it’s not an anti-makeup sort of thing; I love wearing makeup… It’s a way for girls to celebrate who they are and be confident and to feel beautiful. With everything going on right now, there is so much cyber-bullying and for me it’s so powerful every time someone posts these pictures.

  5. John M. Ford:

    We're not lost. We're locationally challenged.

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