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challenge
[ chal-inj ]
noun
- a call or summons to engage in any contest, as of skill, strength, etc.
- something that by its nature or character serves as a call to battle, contest, special effort, etc.:
Space exploration offers a challenge to humankind.
- a call to fight, as a battle, a duel, etc.
- a demand to explain, justify, etc.:
a challenge to the treasurer to itemize expenditures.
- difficulty in a job or undertaking that is stimulating to one engaged in it.
- Military. the demand of a sentry for identification or a countersign.
- Law. a formal objection to the qualifications of a particular juror, to that juror serving, or to the legality of an entire jury. Compare peremptory challenge.
- the assertion that a vote is invalid or that a voter is not legally qualified.
- Biology. the process of inducing or assessing physiological or immunological activity by exposing an organism to a specific substance.
- Hunting. the crying of a hound on finding a scent.
verb (used with object)
- to summon to a contest of skill, strength, etc.
Synonyms: , ,
- to take exception to; call in question:
to challenge the wisdom of a procedure.
Synonyms: , ,
- to demand as something due or rightful.
- Military. to halt and demand identification or countersign from.
- Law. to take formal exception to (a juror or jury).
- to have a claim to; invite; arouse; stimulate:
a matter which challenges attention.
- to assert that (a vote) is invalid.
- to assert that (a voter) is not qualified to vote.
- to expose an organism to a specific substance in order to assess its physiological or immunological activity.
- Archaic. to lay claim to.
verb (used without object)
- to make or issue a challenge.
- Hunting. (of hounds) to cry or give tongue on picking up the scent.
adjective
- donated or given by a private, corporate, or government benefactor on condition that the recipient raise an additional specified amount from the public:
a challenge grant.
challenge
/ ˈʃæɪԻ /
verb
- to invite or summon (someone to do something, esp to take part in a contest)
- also intr to call (something) into question; dispute
- to make demands on; stimulate
the job challenges his ingenuity
- to order (a person) to halt and be identified or to give a password
- law to make formal objection to (a juror or jury)
- to lay claim to (attention, etc)
- intr hunting (of a hound) to cry out on first encountering the scent of a quarry
- to inject (an experimental animal immunized with a test substance) with disease microorganisms to test for immunity to the disease
noun
- a call to engage in a fight, argument, or contest
- a questioning of a statement or fact; a demand for justification or explanation
- a demanding or stimulating situation, career, object, etc
- a demand by a sentry, watchman, etc, for identification or a password
- an assertion that a person is not entitled to vote or that a vote is invalid
- law a formal objection to a person selected to serve on a jury ( challenge to the polls ) or to the whole body of jurors ( challenge to the array )
Derived Forms
- ˈԲ, adjective
- ˈԲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- lԲ·· adjective
- ·lԲ verb (used with object) prechallenged prechallenging
- ·lԲ verb (used with object) rechallenged rechallenging
- un·lԲ·· adjective
- ܲ·lԲ·· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of challenge1
Word History and Origins
Origin of challenge1
Example Sentences
April 2022: Playing for the Cincinnati Reds, Pham challenged Luke Voit to a fight after the Padres designated hitter collided with Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson on a play at the plate.
A wave of Section 117 challenges could further isolate institutions already under assault.
Saracens hardly touched the ball until the eighth minute when Tom Willis went on a spectacular carry, bouncing off challenge after challenge before eventually losing the ball.
Reform UK's candidate to be the mayor of Greater Lincolnshire is entitled to stand in the contest after she was challenged over her right to do so, an electoral official has said.
The arrest appears to heighten the stakes in the Trump administration’s aggressive actions against judges who have challenged its immigration crackdown.
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