challenged

3 definitions • 5 examples

used as a polite way to refer to someone who has a disability (= a physical or mental condition that makes it more difficult for them to do particular things):

Schools should keep copies of large-print books for visually challenged students.

He cycled across the country, proving that the physically challenged are capable of surprising things.

having a physical disadvantage or something you cannot do as well as other people:

Being vertically challenged (= short) is not that unusual for Hollywood film stars.

Using a phone to translate is a boon to the linguistically challenged traveller like me.

I'm not exactly fat but I'm a bit challenged in the waistline.

having a physical or mental condition that makes ordinary activities more difficult than they are for other people; handicapped