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challenge

/ challenge /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
Type of:
demand
noun Sense 2
questioning a statement and demanding an explanation
"his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy"
Type of:
questioning inquiring
Derived:
dispute gainsay
noun Sense 3
a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
Type of:
objection
Derived:
take exception
noun Sense 4
a call to engage in a contest or fight
Type of:
speech act
Kinds of:
dare daring confrontation call-out defiance
noun Sense 5
a demanding or stimulating situation
"they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power"
Type of:
situation state of affairs
verb Sense 6
raise a formal objection in a court of law
Type of:
object
Kinds of:
appeal
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
law jurisprudence
verb Sense 7
ask for identification
"The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"
Type of:
request bespeak call for
Entails:
stop halt
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 8
issue a challenge to
"Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"
Type of:
invite bid
Kinds of:
provoke stimulate counterchallenge question oppugn
Derived:
rival challenger competitor competition contender
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 9
take exception to
"She challenged his claims"
Type of:
contest contend repugn
Kinds of:
call
Derived:
dispute difference difference of opinion conflict controversy
Entails:
question oppugn call into question
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
80%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
46
Times Searched
1
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demand questioning inquiring objection speech act dare daring confrontation call-out defiance situation state of affairs