 challenge |
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| 1. | [ verb ] take exception to | |
| Synonyms: | dispute gainsay | |
| Examples: | "She challenged his claims" |
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| Related terms: | contest call call question | |
| 2. | [ verb ] issue a challenge to | |
| Examples: | "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match" |
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| Related terms: | invite question sue appeal remit provoke defy counterchallenge call_one's_bluff call_out litigate impugn impeach rival | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a demanding or stimulating situation | |
| Examples: | "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power" |
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| Related terms: | situation | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a call to engage in a contest or fight | |
| Related terms: | speech_act defiance dare confrontation gantlet demand_for_identification calling_into_question call-out | |
| 5. | [ noun ] questioning a statement and demanding an explanation | |
| Examples: | "he challenged the assumption that Japan is our enemy" |
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| Related terms: | questioning | |
| 6. | [ verb ] raise a formal objection in a court of law | |
| Synonyms: | take_exception | |
| Related terms: | object appeal law | |
| 7. | [ verb ] ask for identification | |
| Examples: | "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard" |
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| Related terms: | request stop | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (law) a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror | |
| Related terms: | objection | |
| 9. | [ noun ] a demand by a sentry for a password or identification | |
| Related terms: | demand | |
| Similar spelling: |
challenger challenging chilling cholangitis |
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