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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. State John Kerry:

    We have made it very clear that we use sanctions when we think they are appropriate in order to counter behavior that we believe has broken the law or has challenged the United Nations Security Council or threatened the United States, and we stand by our sanctions, we think they have been used judiciously and effectively and we are looking to move on now to put to test the willingness of Iran and other countries in the region to try to reduce tensions and move in a different direction.

  2. Michael Jordan:

    But you have to realize that the reason why I was treating Michael Jordan like that is because I needed Michael Jordan to be tough in the playoffs and were facing the Indianas and Miamis and New Yorks in the Eastern Conference. Michael Jordan needed to be tough and I needed to know that I could count on Michael Jordan. And those are the kind of things where people see me acting the way I acted in practice, theyre not going to understand it. I said to Michael Jordan, Thats great because this is an opportunity. We have 10 hours here to peel back the onion and have you articulate all the things you just articulated to me. EX-NBA CHAMPION RECALLS RUBBING MICHAEL JORDAN FOR GOOD LUCK BEFORE GAME : I THOUGHT IT WAS AWKWARD Jordan said in one of the episodes that winning has a price, according to The Athletic. He said if a certain standard wasnt being met by one of his teammates, he would step in and explain to the person what was going on And leadership has a price, Michael Jordan reportedly says. So I pulled people along when they didnt want to be pulled. I challenged people when they didnt want to be challenged. And I earned that right because my teammates who came after me didnt endure all the things that I endured. Once you joined the team, you lived at a certain standard that I played the game. And I wasnt going to take any less. Now, if that means I had to go in there and get in your ass a little bit, then I did that. You ask all my teammates. The one thing about Michael Jordan was Michael Jordan never asked me to do something that Michael Jordan didnt fking do. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON Michael Jordan said people may perceive Michael Jordan as a tyrant but thats because nobody has had as much sustainable success as Michael Jordan did. Look, I dont have to do this.

  3. Sam Harrel:

    Considering the weather we are dealing with, these guys are going to be challenged.

  4. Tedros Adhanom:

    We must use them as effectively and as fairly as we can, that's why I have challenged government and industry leaders to work together to ensure that in the first 100 days of 2021, vaccination of health workers and older people is underway in all countries.

  5. Jim Malloy:

    If I need to bring it inside the strait, I will do so, i'm not restricted in any way, I'm not challenged in any way, to operate her anywhere in the Middle East.

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