| challenge | | |
| n. (state) | 1. challenge | a demanding or stimulating situation.; "they reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power" |
| ~ situation, state of affairs | the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time.; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation" |
| n. (communication) | 2. challenge | a call to engage in a contest or fight. |
| ~ speech act | the use of language to perform some act. |
| ~ dare, daring | a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy.; "he could never refuse a dare" |
| ~ confrontation | a bold challenge. |
| ~ call-out | a challenge to a fight or duel. |
| ~ defiance | a hostile challenge. |
| ~ calling into question, demand for explanation | a challenge to defend what someone has said. |
| ~ demand for identification | as by a sentry. |
| ~ gantlet, gauntlet | to offer or accept a challenge.; "threw down the gauntlet"; "took up the gauntlet" |
| n. (communication) | 3. challenge | questioning a statement and demanding an explanation.; "his challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy" |
| ~ inquiring, questioning | a request for information. |
| n. (communication) | 4. challenge | a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror. |
| ~ objection | the speech act of objecting. |
| n. (communication) | 5. challenge | a demand by a sentry for a password or identification. |
| ~ demand | an urgent or peremptory request.; "his demands for attention were unceasing" |
| v. (communication) | 6. challenge, dispute, gainsay | take exception to.; "She challenged his claims" |
| ~ call | challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of.; "call the speaker on a question of fact" |
| ~ call into question, oppugn, question | challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of.; "We must question your judgment in this matter" |
| ~ call | challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense.; "He deserves to be called on that" |
| ~ contest, repugn, contend | to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation.; "They contested the outcome of the race" |
| v. (communication) | 7. challenge | issue a challenge to.; "Fischer challenged Spassky to a match" |
| ~ invite, bid | ask someone in a friendly way to do something. |
| ~ provoke, stimulate | provide the needed stimulus for. |
| ~ counterchallenge | challenge in turn.; "The authentication was counterchallenged" |
| ~ call into question, oppugn, question | challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of.; "We must question your judgment in this matter" |
| ~ impeach | challenge the honesty or veracity of.; "the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses" |
| ~ impugn | attack as false or wrong. |
| ~ dare, defy | challenge.; "I dare you!" |
| ~ call one's bluff | ask to prove what someone is claiming.; "John called Mary's bluff when she claimed she could prove the theorem in under an hour" |
| ~ call out | challenge to a duel.; "Aaron Burr called out Alexander Hamilton" |
| ~ remand, send back, remit | refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision. |
| ~ appeal | take a court case to a higher court for review.; "He was found guilty but appealed immediately" |
| ~ action, sue, litigate, process | institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against.; "He was warned that the district attorney would process him"; "She actioned the company for discrimination" |
| ~ litigate | engage in legal proceedings. |
| v. (communication) | 8. challenge | ask for identification.; "The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard" |
| ~ call for, request, bespeak, quest | express the need or desire for; ask for.; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service" |
| ~ stop, halt | come to a halt, stop moving.; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window" |
| v. (communication) | 9. challenge, take exception | raise a formal objection in a court of law. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| ~ object | express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent.; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license" |
| ~ appeal | challenge (a decision).; "She appealed the verdict" |
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