challenge en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒ/
- /ˈt͡ʃæl.ənd͡ʒ/
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Etymology
From Middle English chalenge, variant with palatalization of Middle English kalange (“an accusation, claim”), from Old French chalenge, chalonge, palatalized Central French variants of Old Northern French calenge, calonge (see Continental Norman calengier), from Latin calumnia (“a false accusation, calumny”). Cognate with Old English hōl (“calumny”). Doublet of calumny.
Meanings
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A confrontation; a dare. ▸ An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
Congratulations on managing to use the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set a challenge by his colleagues, or simply an example of glossolalia?
2013 November 30, Paul Davis, “Letters: Say it as simply as possible”, in The Economist, volume 409, number 8864:
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A confrontation; a dare. ▸ A bid to overcome something.
a challenge to the king's authority
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 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport:
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A confrontation; a dare. ▸ 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 October 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Wolverhampton 1-2 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport:
- A confrontation; a dare. ▸ A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
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A confrontation; a dare. ▸ 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.
The somewhat-shattered San Francisco also managed to make it out, although not before she'd come within seconds of being blown out of the water by Helena, as the two had lost contact in the dark and the flagship had loomed back out of the murk with no one and nothing available to answer the light cruiser's challenge - the radio, the whistle, the signal lights, the flags, et cetera, had all been destroyed. Luckily, one of the few surviving signalmen found a small handheld signal light and managed to blink out the ship's hull number.
2021 March 10, Drachinifel, 27:16 from the start, in Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN), archived from the original on 07 Nov 2022:
- A confrontation; a dare. ▸ An attempt to have a work of literature restricted or removed from a public library or school curriculum.
- A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
- A procedure or action. ▸ The act of appealing a ruling or decision of a court of administrative agency.
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(rare) A procedure or action. ▸ 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.
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A procedure or action. ▸ 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) A procedure or action. ▸ An act of seeking to have a certain person be declared not legally qualified to vote, made when the person offers their ballot.
- The opening and crying of hounds upon first finding the scent of their game.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| challenges | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unchallengeable · challenged · subchallenge · rise to the challenge (Expressions) · multichallenger · Batson challenge (Expressions) · immunochallenge · superchallenge · floor temperature challenge · challengee · drug challenge (Expressions) · megachallenge · challengest · challenger · challengeable · challengeless · underchallenge · postchallenge · room temperature challenge (Expressions) · frame challenge · unchallengeably · challenge coin (Expressions) · challengeth · mischallenge · counterchallenge · peremptory challenge (Expressions) · unchallenged · prechallenge · ice bucket challenge (Expressions) · dechallenge · high challenge (Expressions) · challenge exam (Expressions) · challengeful · overchallenge · challenge run · multichallenge · rechallenge · nonchallenge
Descendants
challenge · 챌린지 · チャレンジ · че́ллендж
Translations (151)
it impresa (difficult task) · fr challenge (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · ast desafíu (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · da udfordring (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · hu szerelés (sports: an attempt to take possession) · el πρόκληση (difficult task) · fr chalenge (difficult task) · hu kétségbevonás (bid to overcome something) · ro provocare (difficult task) · hy կոչ (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · et proovikivi (difficult task) · pt desafio (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · ru тру́дная зада́ча (difficult task) · sh ȉzazōv (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · uk пробле́ма (difficult task) · it ricusazione (judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit) · lt iššūkis (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · pt incentivo (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · hy մրցահրավեր (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · fr défi (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · ko 챌린지 (difficult task) · cs výzva (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · nb utfordring (difficult task) · fa چالش (difficult task) · es reto (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · nrf d'fi (difficult task) · ur آزمائش (difficult task) · th ความท้าทาย (difficult task) · sv utmaning (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · pt desafio (difficult task) · et takistatus (judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit) · th คำท้า (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · cy sialens (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · et katsumus (difficult task) · be вы́клік (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · fi haaste (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · el πρόκληση (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · ur تحدی (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · ast retu (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · vi thách thức (difficult task) · es reclamación (the act of appealing a ruling or decision) · uk ви́клик (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · grc πρόκλησις (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · ur چنوتی (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · gl reto (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · ko 도전 (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · id tantangan (difficult task) · hu visszautasítás (the act of appealing a ruling or decision) · tl hamon (difficult task) · ta சவால் (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · es recurso (the act of appealing a ruling or decision) · ar التَّحَدِّي (difficult task) · gl desfiamento (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · ru сло́жная зада́ча (difficult task) · hu felszólítás (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.) · eo defio (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · vi thử thách (difficult task) · fr défi (difficult task) · ta சவால் (difficult task) · cmn 挑戰 /挑战 (difficult task) · ro provocare (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · ru испыта́ние (difficult task) · ja 誰何 (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.) · ar تَحَدٍّ (difficult task) · mn төвөгтэй асуудал (difficult task) · hu erőpróba (difficult task) · cy her (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · hu igazoltatás (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.) · he אֶתְגָּר (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · it sfida (difficult task) · hi चुनौती (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · ru че́ллендж (difficult task) · sw changa moto (difficult task) · ru вы́зов (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · ar تَحَدٍّ (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · bg отвод (the act of seeking to remove a judge) · et väljakutse (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · lv izaicinājums (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · bg предизвика́телство (bid to overcome something) · nl uitdaging (difficult task) · hu kifogásolás (the act of appealing a ruling or decision) · es trastorno (difficult task) · uk ви́клик (difficult task) · ml വെല്ലുവിളി (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · ga dúshlán (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · la prōvocātiō (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · hu vitatás (bid to overcome something) · cs výzva (difficult task) · sw changa moto (judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit) · eo defio (difficult task) · es reto (difficult task) · fi haaste (difficult task) · is áskorun (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · cmn 難題 /难题 (difficult task) · he אֶתְגָּר (difficult task) · ja チャレンジ (difficult task) · vi thách đố (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · ml വെല്ലുവിളി (difficult task) · et väljakutse (difficult task) · ca repte (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · vi thách thức (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · ms cabaran (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · id tantangan (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · hy մարտահրավեր (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · nrf d'fi (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · hu (nehéz) feladat (difficult task) · ka გამოწვევა (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · hu kifogás (the act of appealing a ruling or decision) · km ឧបសគ្គ (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · bg предизви́кване (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · sw changa moto (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · es impugnación (the act of appealing a ruling or decision) · fi esteellisyysperuste (judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit) · de Herausforderung (difficult task) · ko 도전 (difficult task) · sv jäv (judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit) · ja 挑戦 (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · it sfida (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · ru вы́зов (difficult task) · ur مشکل (difficult task) · bg предизвика́телство (difficult task) · fr épreuve (difficult task) · pl wyzwanie (difficult task) · de Herausforderung (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · de (schwierige) Aufgabe (difficult task) · th คำท้าทาย (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · cmn 挑戰 /挑战 (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · pl wyzwanie (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · uk складна́ задача́ (difficult task) · nl uitdaging (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · ar التَّحَدِّي (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · mk предизвик (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · gl devandiña (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · ja 挑戦 (difficult task) · hu próbatétel (difficult task) · sh и̏зазо̄в (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · ca desafiament (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · fr chalenge (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · hi चुनौती (difficult task) · bcl agyat (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · fa چالش (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · sv utmaning (difficult task) · hu kihívás (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · gd dùbhlan (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · hu letámadás (sports: an attempt to take possession) · ur دشواری (difficult task) · fi jäävi (judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit) · tl hamon (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not) · cy her (difficult task) · km ឧបសគ្គ (difficult task) · hu elfogultsági kifogás (the act of seeking to remove a judge)