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Challenge
ˈtʃalɪn(d)ʒ
- a call to someone to participate in a competitive situation or fight to decide who is superior in terms of ability or strength
"he accepted the challenge"
- a task or situation that tests someone's abilities
"the traverse of the ridge is a challenge for experienced climbers"
- an attempt to win a contest or championship in a sport
"he is desperate for a third world title challenge"
- a call to prove or justify something
"a challenge to the legality of the banning order"
- a guard's call for a password or other proof of identity
"I heard the challenge ‘Who goes there?’"
- an objection regarding the eligibility or suitability of a jury member
- the administration of an immunogenic or infectious agent to an animal or person, in order to study the resulting immune response or measure the efficacy of a vaccine
"challenge trials have yielded positive results when carefully and ethically conducted"
- invite (someone) to engage in a contest
"he challenged one of my men to a duel"
- enter into competition with or opposition against
"the beauty industry as we know it is being challenged by a group of pioneers hoping to change the way we see our bodies"
- make a rival claim to or threaten someone's hold on (a position)
"they were challenging his leadership"
- invite (someone) to do or say something that one thinks will be difficult or impossible
"I challenge the Minister to deny these accusations"
- make demands on; prove testing to
"a new way of life that would challenge them"
- dispute the truth or validity of
"it is possible to challenge the report's assumptions"
question disagree with object to take exception to confront dispute take issue with protest against call into question- object to (a jury member)
"a certain number of jurors may be challenged"
- (of a guard) order (someone) to prove their identity
"the watchman did not challenge him"
- administer an immunogenic or infectious agent to an animal or person, in order to study the resulting immune response or measure the efficacy of a vaccine
"the mice were challenged with the influenza virus"