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physically challenged

a. Originally U.S. Of a person: having a disability of a specified type. Esp. in physically challenged.

1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 13 July e7 Women, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, Asian/Pacifics, Lesbian/Gays, Youth, Older Americans, the Physically Challenged and the Economically Disadvantaged.

1985 N.Y. Times 20 Apr. i. 26/3 The disabled skiers, whom Mr. Kennedy prefers to call ‘physically challenged’, achieve speeds on difficult runs that would be daunting to most competitors.

1986 Publishers Weekly 10 Jan. 4/1 (advt.) This bestselling author [sc. R. Simmons] of The Never Say Diet Book creates a comprehensive fitness program for the physically challenged.

1987 Los Angeles Times 4 Oct. vii. 3/5 Dee Duncan has discovered the tremendous value of travel for what she fondly calls ‘mentally challenged’ individuals.

1989 Computer Bull. Mar. 10/1 Rank Xerox itself has provided office systems equipment..which has been used to provide IT skills training to those who are physically challenged.

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physically challenged

a. euphemistic (originally U.S.). Of a person: having a disability of a specified type; esp. in physically challenged.Originally intended to give a more positive tone than terms such as disabled or handicapped. The use was rapidly undermined, however, by terms whose intention was to make fun of the attempts at euphemism and whose tone was usually ironic (see sense A. 2b).

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the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > disabled

disabled1837

handicapped1946

differently abled1980

1977 Ukiah (Calif.) Daily Jrnl. 3 May 6/3 To bring recognition to developmentally challenged persons.

1990 Let. in W. Sheed Ess. in Disguise iii. xx. 212 Dear Mr. Sheed:... It was important for the way you cut through all the attitudes and concepts that have collected around motion-challenged, vision-challenged, hearing-challenged persons.

1995 Denver Post 15 Jan. aa1/4 Rehabilitative horseback riding as therapy for physically and mentally challenged children and adults.

1999 Linedancer Jan. 3/2 This year we discovered classes catering for visually challenged dancers.

2016 Crave (Hong Kong) May 14/1 The content includes..advice for physically challenged travellers.

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physically challenged

a. euphemistic (originally U.S.). People having a disability in the specified respect, as a class. Esp. in physically challenged.See the note at sense A. 2a.In later use sometimes avoided or considered to be problematic, as treating individuals who have a disability as an undifferentiated group, defined only by this one shared characteristic.

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1977 Ukiah (Calif.) Daily Jrnl. 3 May 6/2 The physically challenged but spiritually indomitable.

1997 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 28 Nov. (Weekend section) 8 One of the year's best, most satisfying films makes a special appearance at Beach Theater, with open-captioning for the hearing-challenged.

2015 V. C. Tran in O. Patterson & E. Fosse Cultural Matrix vii. 270 She was working with the mentally challenged as a social worker.

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单词	physically challenged
释义	> as lemmas physically challenged a. Originally U.S. Of a person: having a disability of a specified type. Esp. in physically challenged. Π 1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 13 July e7 Women, Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, Asian/Pacifics, Lesbian/Gays, Youth, Older Americans, the Physically Challenged and the Economically Disadvantaged. 1985 N.Y. Times 20 Apr. i. 26/3 The disabled skiers, whom Mr. Kennedy prefers to call ‘physically challenged’, achieve speeds on difficult runs that would be daunting to most competitors. 1986 Publishers Weekly 10 Jan. 4/1 (advt.) This bestselling author [sc. R. Simmons] of The Never Say Diet Book creates a comprehensive fitness program for the physically challenged. 1987 Los Angeles Times 4 Oct. vii. 3/5 Dee Duncan has discovered the tremendous value of travel for what she fondly calls ‘mentally challenged’ individuals. 1989 Computer Bull. Mar. 10/1 Rank Xerox itself has provided office systems equipment..which has been used to provide IT skills training to those who are physically challenged. extracted from challengev. physically challenged a. euphemistic (originally U.S.). Of a person: having a disability of a specified type; esp. in physically challenged.Originally intended to give a more positive tone than terms such as disabled or handicapped. The use was rapidly undermined, however, by terms whose intention was to make fun of the attempts at euphemism and whose tone was usually ironic (see sense A. 2b). ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [adjective] > in state of ill health or diseased > disabled disabled1837 handicapped1946 differently abled1980 1977 Ukiah (Calif.) Daily Jrnl. 3 May 6/3 To bring recognition to developmentally challenged persons. 1990 Let. in W. Sheed Ess. in Disguise iii. xx. 212 Dear Mr. Sheed:... It was important for the way you cut through all the attitudes and concepts that have collected around motion-challenged, vision-challenged, hearing-challenged persons. 1995 Denver Post 15 Jan. aa1/4 Rehabilitative horseback riding as therapy for physically and mentally challenged children and adults. 1999 Linedancer Jan. 3/2 This year we discovered classes catering for visually challenged dancers. 2016 Crave (Hong Kong) May 14/1 The content includes..advice for physically challenged travellers. extracted from challengedadj.n. physically challenged a. euphemistic (originally U.S.). People having a disability in the specified respect, as a class. Esp. in physically challenged.See the note at sense A. 2a.In later use sometimes avoided or considered to be problematic, as treating individuals who have a disability as an undifferentiated group, defined only by this one shared characteristic. ΚΠ 1977 Ukiah (Calif.) Daily Jrnl. 3 May 6/2 The physically challenged but spiritually indomitable. 1997 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 28 Nov. (Weekend section) 8 One of the year's best, most satisfying films makes a special appearance at Beach Theater, with open-captioning for the hearing-challenged. 2015 V. C. Tran in O. Patterson & E. Fosse Cultural Matrix vii. 270 She was working with the mentally challenged as a social worker. extracted from challengedadj.n. < as lemmas
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