Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of challenge
"The team faced numerous challenges, including tight deadlines and limited resources."
In plain English: Challenges are difficult tasks or problems that make you work hard to succeed.
"The new job came with many challenges, including tight deadlines and complex problems to solve."
Usage: Use "challenges" to refer to multiple difficult tasks or situations that test your abilities. Avoid using this word when you mean to question someone's authority or offer a contest.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of challenge
"The new policy challenges traditional methods of teaching in many classrooms."
In plain English: To challenge someone is to question their ideas or try to make them prove they are right.
"The new job challenges me to think outside the box every day."
Usage: Use challenges to describe when someone questions the validity of an idea or asks for a formal contest in an activity. Do not use it to mean creating difficulties or obstacles, which requires a different word like complicates.
Derived from Old French chalengier, this term originally meant to call someone to account or summon them before a court. It evolved through Middle English to signify an open defiance or invitation to compete against another.