Sekirov Dictionary

challenge

/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒ/

noun 14
verb 11
forms 5
phrases 1

noun14

A confrontation; a dare.
a task that takes real effort, which the person doing it often enjoys more because it is hard
An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
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A bid to overcome something.
- For Liverpool, their season will now be regarded as a relative disappointment after failure to add the FA Cup to the Carling Cup and not mounting a challenge to reach the Champions League places. — 2012
An attempt to have a work of literature restricted or removed from a public library or school curriculum.
The act of appealing a ruling or decision of a court of administrative agency.
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The act of seeking to remove a judge, arbitrator, or other judicial or semi-judicial figure for reasons of alleged bias or incapacity.
- We're still waiting to hear how the court rules on our challenge of the arbitrator based on conflict of interest.
(US) An act of seeking to have a certain person be declared not legally qualified to vote, made when the person offers their ballot.
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An attempt to take possession; a tackle.
- Argentine midfielder Jonas Gutierrez added a superb second when he surged past four challenges to fire in low. — 2011
The act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.
A procedure or action.
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(rare) A judge's interest in the result of a case, constituting grounds for them to not be allowed to sit the case (e.g., a conflict of interest).
- Consanguinity in direct line is a challenge for a judge when he or she is sitting cases.
The opening and crying of hounds upon first finding the scent of their game.

verb11

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To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.
- We challenged the boys next door to a game of football.
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To call something into question or dispute.
- New information challenged old hypotheses.
To dare (someone).
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To be difficult or challenging for.
- Before moving onto the content of Hobson-Jobson, an explication of the publication history is necessary since this has clearly challenged many commentators. — 2018
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To dispute (something); to contest.
- In the April 2020 Roade fatality, the worker who died "was reputedly in the habit of walking on the line when he didn't need to". Tragically, no one challenged him about it. — 2022
To make a formal objection to a juror.
(US) To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter.
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To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines).
- The sentinel challenged us with "Who goes there?"
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(US, Canada) To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it.
- The only time I went to class was to challenge an exam. My marks were good. But there was one class I never missed, “Nursing Process and the New Philosophy in Nursing.” — 1997
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(no longer used) To claim as due; to demand as a right.
- Challenge better terms. — 1712
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(no longer used) To censure; to blame.
- I may be more challenged for my inconsiderate Boldness — 1601

forms

challenged · challenging · challenges · challengeth · challengest

Phrases with challenge

rise to the challenge
To show resolve or effectiveness in dealing with a difficulty.

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