CHALLENGE
Definition:
- [noun] a demanding or stimulating situation; "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power"
- [noun] a call to engage in a contest or fight
- [noun] questioning a statement and demanding an explanation; "his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy"
- [noun] a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
- [noun] a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
- [verb] take exception to; "She challenged his claims"
Synonyms: dispute, gainsay
- [verb] issue a challenge to; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match"
- [verb] ask for identification; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard"
- [verb] raise a formal objection in a court of law
Synonyms: take exception
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Related Words:
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call
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call
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provoke, stimulate
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counterchallenge
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question, oppugn, call into question
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impeach
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impugn
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defy, dare
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call one's bluff
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call out
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remit, remand, send back
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appeal
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action, sue, litigate, process
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litigate
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appeal
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dare, daring
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confrontation
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call-out
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defiance
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calling into question, demand for explanation
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demand for identification
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gauntlet, gantlet