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English translation: challenged


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00:36 Dec 15, 2011
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English term or phrase: Challenged people or challenging people
Someone said that "challenging people" is commonly used in the USA for the disabled people.

Is it right?
Sue-my
Local time: 11:08
English translation:challenged
Explanation:
Challenged
adj. 1. Having a disability or impairment.
2. Deficient or lacking: an ethically challenged politician.

USAGE NOTE People who object to the terms disabled and handicapped as being too negative sometimes propose the substitution of challenged instead, as in referring to persons with physical disabilities as physically challenged. While this particular phrase is quite popular, it is sometimes taken to be condescending, and similar usages such as mentally challenged have failed to win equal acceptance. Indeed, the widespread parody of challenged in such expressions as electronically challenged for "inept at using computers" has effectively eliminated it as an all-purpose alternative to disabled or handicapped.
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/challenged#ixzz1gYkYEgqu

Challenging
•Calling for full use of one's abilities or resources in a difficult but stimulating effort: a challenging course of study; a challenging role for an inexperienced performer.
• Absorbing; intriguing: a challenging idea.
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/challenging#ixzz1gYkABa00

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Note added at 6 mins (2011-12-15 00:43:40 GMT)
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The best would be to use disabled
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lorenab23
United States
Local time: 19:08
Grading comment
Thank you very much.
I am happy to know it.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +11challengedlorenab23
4 +1apparently not after a quick searchLuiza Modesto


Discussion entries: 3





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +11
challenged people or challenging people
challenged


Explanation:
Challenged
adj. 1. Having a disability or impairment.
2. Deficient or lacking: an ethically challenged politician.

USAGE NOTE People who object to the terms disabled and handicapped as being too negative sometimes propose the substitution of challenged instead, as in referring to persons with physical disabilities as physically challenged. While this particular phrase is quite popular, it is sometimes taken to be condescending, and similar usages such as mentally challenged have failed to win equal acceptance. Indeed, the widespread parody of challenged in such expressions as electronically challenged for "inept at using computers" has effectively eliminated it as an all-purpose alternative to disabled or handicapped.
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/challenged#ixzz1gYkYEgqu

Challenging
•Calling for full use of one's abilities or resources in a difficult but stimulating effort: a challenging course of study; a challenging role for an inexperienced performer.
• Absorbing; intriguing: a challenging idea.
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/challenging#ixzz1gYkABa00

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Note added at 6 mins (2011-12-15 00:43:40 GMT)
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The best would be to use disabled

lorenab23
United States
Local time: 19:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
Grading comment
Thank you very much.
I am happy to know it.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters: Great explanation!
14 mins
  -> Thank you Trudy :-)
agree  Tina Vonhof: Indeed very clear.
40 mins
  -> Thank you Tina, Happy Thursday!
agree  Stephanie Ezrol: Challenged is still used by US government and educational institutiions
57 mins
  -> Thank you Stephanie, very useful infor!
agree  missdutch
6 hrs
  -> Thank you :-)
agree  Jack Doughty
7 hrs
  -> Thank you Jack!
agree  Shera Lyn Parpia
7 hrs
  -> Thank you Shera :-)
agree  Jenni Lukac
8 hrs
  -> Jenni, un abrazo!
agree  Phong Le
12 hrs
  -> Thank you :-)
agree  Tatjana Momirović
13 hrs
  -> Thank you Tatjana, Happy Thursday!
agree  claudia bagnardi
13 hrs
  -> Thank you Claudia :-)
agree  jccantrell: As I understand it, people who are 'challenging' are usually difficult to deal with (personality-wise) but not those with physical handicaps.
14 hrs
  -> Thank you for your comment, Happy Thursday!
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
challenged people or challenging people
apparently not after a quick search


Explanation:
challenging people are those who are difficult to get along with



Luiza Modesto
Brazil
Local time: 23:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof: This is true, although not what the asker meant.
39 mins
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