challenge
noun
1. a demanding or stimulating situation
- they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power
Definition categories: state, situation
2. a call to engage in a contest or fight
Definition categories: communication
3. questioning a statement and demanding an explanation
- his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy
Definition categories: communication, inquiring, questioning
4. a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
Definition categories: communication, objection
5. a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
Definition categories: communication, demand
Sentences with challenge as a noun:
- a challenge to the king's authority
- Consanguinity in direct line is a challenge for a judge when he or she is sitting cases.
- We're still waiting to hear how the court rules on our challenge of the arbitrator based on conflict of interest.
verb
1. take exception to
- She challenged his claims
Similar word(s): dispute, gainsay
Definition categories: communication, contend, contest, repugn
2. issue a challenge to
- Fischer challenged Spassky to a match
Definition categories: communication, bid, invite
3. ask for identification
- The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard
Definition categories: communication, bespeak, quest, request
4. raise a formal objection in a court of law
Definition categories: communication, object
Sentences with challenge as a verb:
- We challenged the boys next door to a game of football.
- to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation
- The sentinel challenged us with "Who goes there?"