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Disillusioned vs Challenged - What's the difference?

disillusioned | challenged |

As adjectives the difference between disillusioned and challenged

is that disillusioned is disappointed; experiencing disillusionment; having lost one's illusions while challenged is lacking some physical or mental attribute or skill; used after adverbs to make politically correct adjectives.

As verbs the difference between disillusioned and challenged

is that disillusioned is (disillusion) while challenged is (challenge).

disillusioned

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Disappointed; experiencing disillusionment; having lost one's illusions.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (disillusion)

    • challenged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (challenge)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Lacking some physical or mental attribute or skill; used after adverbs to make politically correct adjectives.
    • mentally challenged
  • 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 )