Meaning of challenging in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

verb

• To invite (someone) to take part in a competition.

  Example: We challenged the boys next door to a game of football.

• To dare (someone).

• To dispute (something).

  Example: to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation

• To make a formal objection to a juror.

• To claim as due; to demand as a right.

• To censure; to blame.

• To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines).

  Example: The sentinel challenged us with "Who goes there?"

• To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter.

• To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it.

noun

• The act of making a challenge.

adjective

• Difficult, hard to do.