Meaning : A demanding or stimulating situation.
Example :
They reacted irrationally to the challenge of Russian power.
Meaning : A call to engage in a contest or fight.
Meaning : Questioning a statement and demanding an explanation.
Example :
His challenge of the assumption that Japan is still our enemy.
Meaning : A formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror.
Meaning : A demand by a sentry for a password or identification.
Meaning : Issue a challenge to.
Example :
Fischer challenged Spassky to a match.
Meaning : Ask for identification.
Example :
The illegal immigrant was challenged by the border guard.
Meaning : Raise a formal objection in a court of law.
Synonyms : take exception