Challenged

Pronunciation

Verb

1. challenged

   (past of challenge)

Full definition of challenged

Adjective

1. Lacking some physical or mental attribute or skill; used after adverbs to make politically correct adjectives.mentally challenged
2. 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

Derived terms

• cerebrally challenged (jocular)
• esthetically challenged (jocular)
• culinarily challenged (jocular)
• follicly challenged (jocular)
• horizontally challenged (jocular)
• hymenally challenged (jocular)
• mentally challenged
• metabolically challenged (jocular)
• physically challenged
• reality challenged (jocular)
• vertically challenged (jocular)