"challenged" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃæl.ənd͡ʒd/ Audio: en-us-challenged.ogg Forms: more challenged [comparative], most challenged [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} challenged (comparative more challenged, superlative most challenged)
  1. (euphemistic) Disabled; lacking some physical or mental attribute or skill; used after adverbs to make politically correct adjectives. Tags: euphemistic Translations (lacking attribute or skill): rajoitteinen (Finnish), inábil (Portuguese), discapacitado (Spanish), dificultado (Spanish), deficiente (Spanish), problematizado (Spanish), con discapacidad (Spanish), con dificultades (Spanish), con deficiencias (Spanish), con problemas (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-challenged-en-adj-iI8kw9-e Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English refractory feminine rhymes, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 24 20 Disambiguation of English refractory feminine rhymes: 78 13 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 64 14 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 67 12 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 8 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 73 18 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 73 19 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 80 9 11 Disambiguation of 'lacking attribute or skill': 98 2
  2. (humorous) Used following adverbs to make adjectives in imitation of and mocking adjectives of this kind. Tags: humorous
    Sense id: en-challenged-en-adj-qIq-vVsN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (used humorously): rajoitteinen (Finnish), carente (Spanish), faltante (Spanish), carecer [verb] (Spanish), faltarle a [verb] (Spanish)

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃæl.ənd͡ʒd/ Audio: en-us-challenged.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} challenged
  1. simple past and past participle of challenge Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: challenge
    Sense id: en-challenged-en-verb-3IIn~7hs
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        "lenged"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "challenge"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "simple past and past participle of challenge"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "challenge",
          "challenge#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡ʃæl.ənd͡ʒd/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-challenged.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0f/En-us-challenged.ogg/En-us-challenged.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/En-us-challenged.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "challenged"
}

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