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[ chal-injd ] / ˈtʃæl ɪndʒd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR challenged ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivea euphemism for disabled (usually preceded by an adverb): physically challenged. deficient or lacking (usually preceded by an adverb or noun and used facetiously): ethically challenged; math-challenged. Origin of challenged1980–85, Americanism OTHER WORDS FROM challengedun·chal·lenged, adjectiveWords nearby challengedchalk talk, chalk up, chalky, challah, challenge, challenged, challenge diet, challenger, challenging, challis, Chalmers Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for challengedThe current state of policies around micromobility is a very challenged environment. Uber still sees micromobility and AVs in its future, and could push Prop 22 beyond California|Megan Rose Dickey|October 7, 2020|TechCrunch But in 1969, a longstanding practice was challenged—its ban on women. The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST He challenged the very core of the Iranian theocracy and demanded respect for basic human rights. Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015|Movements.Org|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Within hours, thousands of Iranians challenged the foreign minister on social media asking how that could possibly be. Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015|Movements.Org|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Good, caring teachers recognized his talent and challenged him to work hard to compete at the highest levels. Your Local School Doesn’t Have to Suck|Michael S. Roth|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST So the sorts of policy changes Obama announced Thursday night would, if challenged in court, be upheld as legal. Why Did Obama Flip-Flop on Immigration?|Paul Campos|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST "Yesseh," repeated Williams, in tones of injury, as if his veracity had been challenged. The Monster and Other Stories|Stephen Crane He began to revile the knight in set terms, and challenged him to fight. At the end of this time he paid the money, and challenged Hesse. Pencillings by the Way|N. Parker Willis The butler looked carelessly down upon him, and, as Mr. Prohack uttered no word, challenged him. Mr. Prohack|E. Arnold Bennett He surveyed her dubiously, wondering why she so abruptly checked the advances he could swear she had challenged. Gilian The Dreamer|Neil Munro
British Dictionary definitions for challenged
adjective(in combination) disabled or disadvantaged in some wayphysically challenged performers Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to challengedtry, claim, confront, defy, impose, denounce, assert, demand, test, require, call for, ask for, impugn, brave, vindicate, inquire, tax, cross, impeach, summon |