challengedadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈtʃalᵻn(d)ʒd/, U.S.

/ˈtʃæləndʒd/

Forms: see challenge v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: challenge v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < challenge v. + -ed suffix¹.

A. adj.

1. That is or has been challenged (in various senses of challenge v.).

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > challenge or challenging > [adjective]

challenging1842

protested1895

1578 F. Thynne Let. 20 Oct. in Animaduersions (1875) p. lix I haue thought yt my chalenged dutye..by penne to desplay my Inwarde mynde.

a1716 R. South Serm. Several Occasions (1744) X. vii. 218 When one challenges another, and resolves immediately to kill the challenged person, unless he accepts the combat, it is then lawful for him to accept it.

1888 N.-Y. Times 28 Mar. 1/1 The challenged voter must find two men in good standing to identify him to the Inspectors.

1969 Times 7 July 5/7 It has been possible to treat challenged lungs with drugs known to have an effect in reducing inflammation.

2016 L. A. C. Rosen Memory Wall i. 17 ‘What about keeping her academically challenged?’ Dad asks.

2. With prefixed adverb or modifying noun.

a. euphemistic (originally U.S.). Of a person: having a disability of a specified type; esp. in physically challenged.Originally intended to give a more positive tone than terms such as disabled or handicapped. The use was rapidly undermined, however, by terms whose intention was to make fun of the attempts at euphemism and whose tone was usually ironic (see sense A. 2b).

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > disabled

disabled1837

handicapped1946

differently abled1980

1977 Ukiah (Calif.) Daily Jrnl. 3 May 6/3 To bring recognition to developmentally challenged persons.

1990 Let. in W. Sheed Ess. in Disguise iii. xx. 212 Dear Mr. Sheed:... It was important for the way you cut through all the attitudes and concepts that have collected around motion-challenged, vision-challenged, hearing-challenged persons.

1995 Denver Post 15 Jan. aa1/4 Rehabilitative horseback riding as therapy for physically and mentally challenged children and adults.

1999 Linedancer Jan. 3/2 This year we discovered classes catering for visually challenged dancers.

2016 Crave (Hong Kong) May 14/1 The content includes..advice for physically challenged travellers.

b. Lacking or deficient in the specified respect.Used humorously or ironically, as though careful use of language is required in order to avoid giving offence; cf. sense A. 2a and the note there.See also follically challenged.Recorded earliest in vertically challenged adj.

ΚΠ

1987 A. Maupin Significant Others xix. 148 That runty, big-mouthed lover of hers... O.K. forget runty... Vertically challenged. How's that?

1999 Independent 17 Nov. ii. 1/2 That fashion-challenged decade [sc. the 1980s] was the mullet's real heyday.

2021 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 18 Apr. (Front section) 1/6 Denigrating his enemies in an endless stream of poorly punctuated, creatively spelled, factually challenged ALL-CAPS DIATRIBES.

B. n.

1. With the: a person who is or has been subjected to a challenge; esp. (in early use) a person who has been challenged to a duel.

ΚΠ

1595 V. Saviolo Practise ii. sig. I i If..the Padrinio of the challenged should agree to the forme of the quarrell, and confesse that to be true, which his aduersarye alleadged, and that if the quarrel should cease, the combate likewise should cease.

1652 J. Tatham Scots Figgaries iv. 38 He is the Challenged, and justly may Designe the way of fighting.

a1739 C. Jarvis tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote (1742) I. iv. xiv. 352 The challenger, being asked, how the weight should be made equal, said; that the challenged, who weighed but ten and a half, should carry thirteen stone of iron about him.

1816 W. Gifford in B. Jonson Wks. I. 106 (note) To revie was to cover it [sc. the sum staked] with a larger sum, by which the challenged became the challenger, and was to be revied in his turn with a proportionate increase of stake.

1906 H. M. Utley & B. M. Cutcheon Michigan as Province, Terrotory & State xx. 316 The challenged and the challenger brought out their ponies and scored for a start.

2009 P. Lively Family Album 71 The challenged will win status by accepting and successfully carrying out the forfeit.

2. With the and plural agreement, and with prefixed adverb or modifying noun.

a. euphemistic (originally U.S.). People having a disability in the specified respect, as a class. Esp. in physically challenged.See the note at sense A. 2a.In later use sometimes avoided or considered to be problematic, as treating individuals who have a disability as an undifferentiated group, defined only by this one shared characteristic.

ΚΠ

1977 Ukiah (Calif.) Daily Jrnl. 3 May 6/2 The physically challenged but spiritually indomitable.

1997 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 28 Nov. (Weekend section) 8 One of the year's best, most satisfying films makes a special appearance at Beach Theater, with open-captioning for the hearing-challenged.

2015 V. C. Tran in O. Patterson & E. Fosse Cultural Matrix vii. 270 She was working with the mentally challenged as a social worker.

b. People lacking or deficient in the specified respect, as a class.Used humorously or ironically, as though careful use of language is required in order to avoid giving offence; cf. senses B. 2a, A. 2a, and the note at the latter.

ΚΠ

1991 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 2 Dec. a16/5 (heading) Eight handy cooking tips for the culinarily challenged.

2002 Time Out N.Y. 20 June 20/1 Its clientele is still trendy enough for the place to employ a bouncer on weekend nights to keep out the style-challenged.

2022 Sunday Mercury (Birmingham) (Nexis) 30 Jan. 14 Ugly ducklings such as British Leyland's Morris Marina and the aesthetically challenged Austin Allegro.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022).

单词	challenged
释义	challengedadj.n. Brit. /ˈtʃalᵻn(d)ʒd/, U.S. /ˈtʃæləndʒd/ Forms: see challenge v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: challenge v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < challenge v. + -ed suffix¹. A. adj. 1. That is or has been challenged (in various senses of challenge v.). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > competition or rivalry > challenge or challenging > [adjective] challenging1842 protested1895 1578 F. Thynne Let. 20 Oct. in Animaduersions (1875) p. lix I haue thought yt my chalenged dutye..by penne to desplay my Inwarde mynde. a1716 R. South Serm. Several Occasions (1744) X. vii. 218 When one challenges another, and resolves immediately to kill the challenged person, unless he accepts the combat, it is then lawful for him to accept it. 1888 N.-Y. Times 28 Mar. 1/1 The challenged voter must find two men in good standing to identify him to the Inspectors. 1969 Times 7 July 5/7 It has been possible to treat challenged lungs with drugs known to have an effect in reducing inflammation. 2016 L. A. C. Rosen Memory Wall i. 17 ‘What about keeping her academically challenged?’ Dad asks. 2. With prefixed adverb or modifying noun. a. euphemistic (originally U.S.). Of a person: having a disability of a specified type; esp. in physically challenged.Originally intended to give a more positive tone than terms such as disabled or handicapped. The use was rapidly undermined, however, by terms whose intention was to make fun of the attempts at euphemism and whose tone was usually ironic (see sense A. 2b). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > disabled disabled1837 handicapped1946 differently abled1980 1977 Ukiah (Calif.) Daily Jrnl. 3 May 6/3 To bring recognition to developmentally challenged persons. 1990 Let. in W. Sheed Ess. in Disguise iii. xx. 212 Dear Mr. Sheed:... It was important for the way you cut through all the attitudes and concepts that have collected around motion-challenged, vision-challenged, hearing-challenged persons. 1995 Denver Post 15 Jan. aa1/4 Rehabilitative horseback riding as therapy for physically and mentally challenged children and adults. 1999 Linedancer Jan. 3/2 This year we discovered classes catering for visually challenged dancers. 2016 Crave (Hong Kong) May 14/1 The content includes..advice for physically challenged travellers. b. Lacking or deficient in the specified respect.Used humorously or ironically, as though careful use of language is required in order to avoid giving offence; cf. sense A. 2a and the note there.See also follically challenged.Recorded earliest in vertically challenged adj. ΚΠ 1987 A. Maupin Significant Others xix. 148 That runty, big-mouthed lover of hers... O.K. forget runty... Vertically challenged. How's that? 1999 Independent 17 Nov. ii. 1/2 That fashion-challenged decade [sc. the 1980s] was the mullet's real heyday. 2021 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 18 Apr. (Front section) 1/6 Denigrating his enemies in an endless stream of poorly punctuated, creatively spelled, factually challenged ALL-CAPS DIATRIBES. B. n. 1. With the: a person who is or has been subjected to a challenge; esp. (in early use) a person who has been challenged to a duel. ΚΠ 1595 V. Saviolo Practise ii. sig. I i If..the Padrinio of the challenged should agree to the forme of the quarrell, and confesse that to be true, which his aduersarye alleadged, and that if the quarrel should cease, the combate likewise should cease. 1652 J. Tatham Scots Figgaries iv. 38 He is the Challenged, and justly may Designe the way of fighting. a1739 C. Jarvis tr. M. de Cervantes Don Quixote (1742) I. iv. xiv. 352 The challenger, being asked, how the weight should be made equal, said; that the challenged, who weighed but ten and a half, should carry thirteen stone of iron about him. 1816 W. Gifford in B. Jonson Wks. I. 106 (note) To revie was to cover it [sc. the sum staked] with a larger sum, by which the challenged became the challenger, and was to be revied in his turn with a proportionate increase of stake. 1906 H. M. Utley & B. M. Cutcheon Michigan as Province, Terrotory & State xx. 316 The challenged and the challenger brought out their ponies and scored for a start. 2009 P. Lively Family Album 71 The challenged will win status by accepting and successfully carrying out the forfeit. 2. With the and plural agreement, and with prefixed adverb or modifying noun. a. euphemistic (originally U.S.). People having a disability in the specified respect, as a class. Esp. in physically challenged.See the note at sense A. 2a.In later use sometimes avoided or considered to be problematic, as treating individuals who have a disability as an undifferentiated group, defined only by this one shared characteristic. ΚΠ 1977 Ukiah (Calif.) Daily Jrnl. 3 May 6/2 The physically challenged but spiritually indomitable. 1997 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 28 Nov. (Weekend section) 8 One of the year's best, most satisfying films makes a special appearance at Beach Theater, with open-captioning for the hearing-challenged. 2015 V. C. Tran in O. Patterson & E. Fosse Cultural Matrix vii. 270 She was working with the mentally challenged as a social worker. b. People lacking or deficient in the specified respect, as a class.Used humorously or ironically, as though careful use of language is required in order to avoid giving offence; cf. senses B. 2a, A. 2a, and the note at the latter. ΚΠ 1991 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 2 Dec. a16/5 (heading) Eight handy cooking tips for the culinarily challenged. 2002 Time Out N.Y. 20 June 20/1 Its clientele is still trendy enough for the place to employ a bouncer on weekend nights to keep out the style-challenged. 2022 Sunday Mercury (Birmingham) (Nexis) 30 Jan. 14 Ugly ducklings such as British Leyland's Morris Marina and the aesthetically challenged Austin Allegro. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2022). > as lemmas ˈchallenged ˈchallenged adj. Π 1578 F. Thynne Let. 20 Oct. in Animaduersions (1875) p. lix I haue thought yt my chalenged dutye..by penne to desplay my Inwarde mynde. 1694 J. Collier Misc. iv. 46 The Challenger is punished as well as the Challenged. 1969 Times 7 July 5/7 It has been possible to treat challenged lungs with drugs known to have an effect in reducing inflammation. extracted from challengev. ˈchallenged ˈchallenged adj. euphemistic. With prefixed adverb, also occasionally forming nouns. a. Originally U.S. Of a person: having a disability of a specified type. Esp. in physically challenged. Π 1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 13 July e7 Women, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, Asian/Pacifics, Lesbian/Gays, Youth, Older Americans, the Physically Challenged and the Economically Disadvantaged. 1985 N.Y. Times 20 Apr. i. 26/3 The disabled skiers, whom Mr. Kennedy prefers to call ‘physically challenged’, achieve speeds on difficult runs that would be daunting to most competitors. 1986 Publishers Weekly 10 Jan. 4/1 (advt.) This bestselling author [sc. R. Simmons] of The Never Say Diet Book creates a comprehensive fitness program for the physically challenged. 1987 Los Angeles Times 4 Oct. vii. 3/5 Dee Duncan has discovered the tremendous value of travel for what she fondly calls ‘mentally challenged’ individuals. 1989 Computer Bull. Mar. 10/1 Rank Xerox itself has provided office systems equipment..which has been used to provide IT skills training to those who are physically challenged. b. By extension: lacking or suffering from a particular attribute or affliction (expressed by the adverb), usually unimportant or minor, viewed humorously as requiring careful use of language in order to avoid giving offence. Π 1987 A. Maupin Significant Others xix. 148 That runty, big-mouthed lover of hers... O.K. forget runty... Vertically challenged. How's that? 1990 Sojourner (Nexis) 30 June 1 Gay male journalists didn't feel they had much in common with eccentric, financially challenged publications like Lesbian Connection or Womantide. 1991 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 2 Dec. a16/5 (heading) Dorothy Lipovenko presents eight handy cooking tips for the culinarily challenged. 1994 Daily Tel. 15 June 21/6 Still, being follicularly challenged myself, I can sympathise with Emily's reluctance to part with her hair. 1996 Just Seventeen 14 Aug. 12/4 Your pal wants to set you up with her ugly elder brother. Do you tell her how facially-challenged he is? extracted from challengev. < adj.n.1578 as lemmas
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challengedadj.n.

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