English · Word Candidate

challenge

/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒ/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: challenges · challenging · challenged

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A confrontation; a dare. — An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

sự đối đầu, thử thách nhằm thuyết phục

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Noun

Examples

Congratulations on managing to use the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set a challenge by his colleagues, or simply an example of glossolalia?

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A confrontation; a dare. — A bid to overcome something.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

một nỗ lực để vượt qua điều gì đó

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Noun

Examples

a challenge to the king's authority

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

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

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Mời ai đó tham gia một cuộc thi

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Verb

Examples

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

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To dare (someone).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Thử thách ai đó

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Verb

Examples

[...] For I challenge any Man to make any pretence to Power by Right of Fatherhood, either intelligible or poſſible in any one, otherwiſe, then either as Adams heir, or as Progenitor over his own deſcendants, naturally ſprung from him.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “challenge” mean?

A confrontation; a dare. — An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.

Is “challenge” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.