Search results for 'challenging':

challenge verb (challenged, challenging) 1 to call on someone to settle a matter by any sort of contest • challenge him to a duel. 2 to cast doubt on something or call it in question • I shall challenge her right to borrow my key. 3 to test, especially in a stimulating way • a task that challenges you. 4 said of a guard or sentry: to order someone to stop and show official proof of identity, etc. 5 law to object to the inclusion of someone on a jury. noun 1 an invitation to a contest. 2 the questioning or doubting of something. 3 a problem or task that stimulates effort and interest. 4 an order from a guard or sentry to stop and prove identity. 5 law an objection to the inclusion of someone on a jury. challenger noun. challenging adj. challengingly adverb.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from French chalenge, from Latin calumnia trickery.