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challenging en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈt͡ʃæl.ən.d͡ʒɪŋ/
  • /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪn.d͡ʒɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English chalengynge; equivalent to challenge + -ing.

Meanings

  1. Difficult, hard to do.

Forms

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more challenging Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most challenging Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

unchallenging

Deriveds

challengingly · nonchallenging · challengingness

Translations (28)

fr difficile (difficult; hard to do) · it impegnativo (difficult; hard to do) · fr stimulant (difficult; hard to do) · sv utmanande (difficult; hard to do) · nl uitdagend (difficult; hard to do) · fi hankala (difficult; hard to do) · bg предизвикателен (difficult; hard to do) · es suponer un reto (difficult; hard to do) · uz qiyin (difficult; hard to do) · ca desafiador (difficult; hard to do) · he מאתגר (difficult; hard to do) · pl trudny (difficult; hard to do) · cmn 困难的 (difficult; hard to do) · it difficoltoso (difficult; hard to do) · cmn 很有挑战性 (difficult; hard to do) · pl wymagający (difficult; hard to do) · pt desafiador (difficult; hard to do) · ru трудновыполни́мый (difficult; hard to do) · de anspruchsvoll (difficult; hard to do) · da udfordrende (difficult; hard to do) · de herausfordernd (difficult; hard to do) · es retador (difficult; hard to do) · fi haastava (difficult; hard to do) · fi vaikea (difficult; hard to do) · es retante (difficult; hard to do) · cmn 很有挑戰性 (difficult; hard to do) · fr éprouvant (difficult; hard to do) · ru испы́тывающий (difficult; hard to do)

challenging en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈt͡ʃæl.ən.d͡ʒɪŋ/
  • /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪn.d͡ʒɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English chalengynge; equivalent to challenge + -ing.

Meanings

  1. The act of making a challenge.
    • There are always sincere challengings of the findings, always the objections (sincere in another sense) of those whose interests seem threatened. 1918, Estcourt Rowland Metzner, The conflict of tax laws, page 151:

Forms

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challengings Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

challenge

challenging en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈt͡ʃæl.ən.d͡ʒɪŋ/
  • /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪn.d͡ʒɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English chalengynge; equivalent to challenge + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of challenge
    form of challenge