challenged
adj/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒd/ · /ˈt͡ʃæl.ənd͡ʒd/
1
Euphemistic Disabled; lacking some physical or mental attribute or skill; used after adverbs to make politically correct adjectives.
- mentally challenged
2
Humorous Used following adverbs to make adjectives in imitation of and mocking adjectives of this kind.
- He's not short; he's vertically challenged
- Derived terms
34 terms
aurally challenged, cerebrally challenged, culinarily challenged, employmentally challenged, esthetically challenged, ethically-challenged, ethically challenged, ethnically challenged, follically challenged, follicly challenged, follicularly challenged, geographically challenged, gravitationally-challenged, gravitationally challenged, horizontally challenged, horizontally-challenged, humanly challenged, hymenally challenged, immunochallenged, intellectually challenged, melanin-challenged, mentally challenged, metabolically challenged, nonchallenged, parentally challenged, physically challenged, racially challenged, reality challenged, time-challenged, unchallenged, vehicularly challenged, vertically-challenged, vertically challenged, vitally challenged