"challenge" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒ/, /ˈt͡ʃæl.ənd͡ʒ/ Audio: En-us-challenge.ogg Forms: challenges [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English chalenge, variant with palatalization of Middle English kalange (“an accusation, claim”), from Old French chalenge, chalonge, palatalized Central French variants of Old Northern French calenge, calonge (see Continental Norman calengier), from Latin calumnia (“a false accusation, calumny”), from Proto-Indo-European *kēl-, *ḱēl- (“invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole, deceive”). Cognate with Old English hōl (“calumny”). Doublet of calumny. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|chalenge}} Middle English chalenge, {{inh|en|enm|kalange||an accusation, claim}} Middle English kalange (“an accusation, claim”), {{der|en|fro|chalenge}} Old French chalenge, {{der|en|fro-nor|calenge}} Old Northern French calenge, {{der|en|la|calumnia||a false accusation, calumny}} Latin calumnia (“a false accusation, calumny”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*kēl-}} Proto-Indo-European *kēl-, {{cog|ang|hol|hōl|calumny}} Old English hōl (“calumny”), {{doublet|en|calumny}} Doublet of calumny Head templates: {{en-noun}} challenge (plural challenges)
  1. A confrontation; a dare.
    An antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
    Translations (that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not): πρόκλησις (próklēsis) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), تَحَدٍّ (taḥaddin) [indefinite, masculine] (Arabic), التَّحَدِّي (at-taḥaddī) [definite, masculine] (Arabic), մարտահրավեր (martahraver) (Armenian), կոչ (kočʻ) [perfective] (Armenian), մրցահրավեր (mrcʻahraver) (Armenian), desafíu [masculine] (Asturian), retu [masculine] (Asturian), вы́клік (výklik) [masculine] (Belarusian), agyat (Bikol Central), предизви́кване (predizvíkvane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), desafiament [masculine] (Catalan), repte [masculine] (Catalan), 挑戰 (Chinese Mandarin), 挑战 (tiǎozhàn) (Chinese Mandarin), výzva [feminine] (Czech), udfordring [common-gender] (Danish), uitdaging (Dutch), defio (Esperanto), haaste (Finnish), défi [masculine] (French), chalenge [masculine] (French), challenge [masculine] (French), desfiamento [masculine] (Galician), devandiña [feminine] (Galician), reto [masculine] (Galician), გამოწვევა (gamoc̣veva) (Georgian), Herausforderung [feminine] (German), πρόκληση (próklisi) [feminine] (Greek), אֶתְגָּר (etgár) [masculine] (Hebrew), kihívás (Hungarian), áskorun [feminine] (Icelandic), tantangan (Indonesian), dúshlán [masculine] (Irish), sfida [feminine] (Italian), 挑戦 (chōsen) (alt: ちょうせん) (Japanese), ឧបសគ្គ (ʼupaʼsak) (Khmer), 도전 (dojeon) (alt: 挑戰) (Korean), prōvocātiō [feminine] (Latin), izaicinājums [masculine] (Latvian), iššūkis [masculine] (Lithuanian), cabaran (Malay), വെല്ലുവിളി (velluviḷi) (Malayalam), d'fi [masculine] (Norman), چالش (čâleš) (Persian), wyzwanie [neuter] (Polish), desafio [masculine] (Portuguese), incentivo (Portuguese), provocare [feminine] (Romanian), вы́зов (výzov) [masculine] (Russian), dùbhlan [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), и̏зазо̄в [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), ȉzazōv [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), desafío [masculine] (Spanish), reto [masculine] (Spanish), changa moto (Swahili), utmaning [common-gender] (Swedish), hamon (Tagalog), சவால் (cavāl) (Tamil), คำท้า (Thai), คำท้าทาย (Thai), ви́клик (výklyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), thách thức (Vietnamese), thách đố (Vietnamese), her [feminine] (Welsh), heriau [feminine, plural] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-noun-9JUIJ8~x Disambiguation of 'that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not': 41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2
  2. A confrontation; a dare.
    A bid to overcome something.
    Translations (bid to overcome something): kétségbevonás (Hungarian), vitatás (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-noun-xu~-X7Yx Disambiguation of 'bid to overcome something': 1 88 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1
  3. A confrontation; a dare.
    (sports) An attempt to take possession; a tackle.
    Categories (topical): Sports Translations (sports: an attempt to take possession): letámadás (Hungarian), szerelés (Hungarian), disputa [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-noun-mnSn4DoP Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'sports: an attempt to take possession': 1 1 70 1 2 9 4 2 2 2 2 2
  4. A confrontation; a dare.
    A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-noun-oga2hM0r
  5. A confrontation; a dare.
    The act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.
    Translations (the act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.): igazoltatás (Hungarian), felszólítás (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-noun-JNjqq0tm Disambiguation of 'the act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.': 10 0 1 1 66 1 5 3 2 3 7 1
  6. A confrontation; a dare.
    An attempt to have a work of literature restricted or removed from a public library or school curriculum.
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-noun-GlraREvt
  7. A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty. Translations (difficult task): تَحَدٍّ (taḥaddin) [masculine] (Arabic), التَّحَدِّي (at-taḥaddī) [definite, masculine] (Arabic), предизвика́телство (predizvikátelstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 挑戰 (Chinese Mandarin), 挑战 (tiǎozhàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 難題 (Chinese Mandarin), 难题 (nántí) (Chinese Mandarin), výzva [feminine] (Czech), uitdaging (Dutch), defio (Esperanto), haaste (Finnish), défi (French), chalenge [masculine] (French), épreuve [feminine] (French), Herausforderung [feminine] (German), (schwierige) Aufgabe [feminine] (German), πρόκληση (próklisi) [feminine] (Greek), אֶתְגָּר (etgár) [masculine] (Hebrew), चुनौती (cunautī) [feminine] (Hindi), erőpróba (Hungarian), próbatétel (Hungarian), (nehéz) feladat (Hungarian), tantangan (Indonesian), sfida [feminine] (Italian), impresa [feminine] (Italian), チャレンジ (charenji) (Japanese), 挑戦 (chōsen) (alt: ちょうせん) (Japanese), ឧបសគ្គ (ʼupaʼsak) (Khmer), 도전 (dojeon) (alt: 挑戰) (Korean), 챌린지 (chaellinji) (Korean), വെല്ലുവിളി (velluviḷi) (Malayalam), төвөгтэй асуудал (tövögtej asuudal) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), d'fi [masculine] (Norman), utfordring [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), چالش (čâleš) (Persian), wyzwanie [neuter] (Polish), desafio [masculine] (Portuguese), provocare [feminine] (Romanian), вы́зов (výzov) [masculine] (Russian), испыта́ние (ispytánije) [neuter] (Russian), сло́жная зада́ча (slóžnaja zadáča) [feminine] (Russian), тру́дная зада́ча (trúdnaja zadáča) [feminine] (Russian), че́ллендж (čéllendž) [masculine] (Russian), desafío [masculine] (Spanish), reto [masculine] (Spanish), changa moto (Swahili), utmaning [common-gender] (Swedish), hamon (Tagalog), சவால் (cavāl) (Tamil), ความท้าทาย (kwaam-táa-taai) (Thai), ви́клик (výklyk) (Ukrainian), складна́ задача́ (skladná zadačá) (Ukrainian), пробле́ма (probléma) (Ukrainian), thách thức (Vietnamese), thử thách (Vietnamese), her [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-noun-y7VfPLWm Disambiguation of 'difficult task': 3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2
  8. (law) A procedure or action.
    The act of appealing a ruling or decision of a court of administrative agency.
    Categories (topical): Law Translations (the act of appealing a ruling or decision): kifogás (Hungarian), kifogásolás (Hungarian), visszautasítás (Hungarian), recurso [masculine] (Spanish), impugnación [feminine] (Spanish), reclamación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-noun-MtM4jM-s Topics: law Disambiguation of 'the act of appealing a ruling or decision': 2 2 4 2 11 2 2 49 2 11 10 3
  9. (law) A procedure or action.
    (law, rare) A judge's interest in the result of a case, constituting grounds for them to not be allowed to sit the case (e.g., a conflict of interest).
    Tags: rare Categories (topical): Law Translations (judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit): jäävi (Finnish), esteellisyysperuste (Finnish), ricusazione (Italian), incompatibilidad f impedimento [masculine] (Spanish), changa moto (Swahili), jäv [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-noun-zPfPFl4k Topics: law Disambiguation of "judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit": 8 1 3 2 3 1 1 2 63 5 9 2
  10. (law) A procedure or action.
    The act of seeking to remove a judge, arbitrator, or other judicial or semi-judicial figure for reasons of alleged bias or incapacity.
    Categories (topical): Law Translations (the act of seeking to remove a judge): elfogultsági kifogás (Hungarian), recusación [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-noun-I6r-Ea80 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'the act of seeking to remove a judge': 1 1 3 1 10 3 2 10 3 46 17 2
  11. (law) A procedure or action.
    (US) An act of seeking to have a certain person be declared not legally qualified to vote, made when the person offers their ballot.
    Tags: US Categories (topical): Law
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  12. (hunting) The opening and crying of hounds upon first finding the scent of their game. Categories (topical): Hunting
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-noun-eT75ento Topics: hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
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Verb

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪnd͡ʒ/, /ˈt͡ʃæl.ənd͡ʒ/ Audio: En-us-challenge.ogg Forms: challenges [present, singular, third-person], challenging [participle, present], challenged [participle, past], challenged [past]
Etymology: From Middle English chalenge, variant with palatalization of Middle English kalange (“an accusation, claim”), from Old French chalenge, chalonge, palatalized Central French variants of Old Northern French calenge, calonge (see Continental Norman calengier), from Latin calumnia (“a false accusation, calumny”), from Proto-Indo-European *kēl-, *ḱēl- (“invocation; to beguile, feign, charm, cajole, deceive”). Cognate with Old English hōl (“calumny”). Doublet of calumny. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|chalenge}} Middle English chalenge, {{inh|en|enm|kalange||an accusation, claim}} Middle English kalange (“an accusation, claim”), {{der|en|fro|chalenge}} Old French chalenge, {{der|en|fro-nor|calenge}} Old Northern French calenge, {{der|en|la|calumnia||a false accusation, calumny}} Latin calumnia (“a false accusation, calumny”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*kēl-}} Proto-Indo-European *kēl-, {{cog|ang|hol|hōl|calumny}} Old English hōl (“calumny”), {{doublet|en|calumny}} Doublet of calumny Head templates: {{en-verb}} challenge (third-person singular simple present challenges, present participle challenging, simple past and past participle challenged)
  1. (transitive) To invite (someone) to take part in a competition. Tags: transitive Translations (to invite someone to take part in a competition): desafiar (Asturian), retar (Asturian), agyat (Bikol Central), пови́квам (povíkvam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), пока́нвам (pokánvam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), desafiar (Catalan), ᎦᏁᏄᎵᎠ (ganenulia) (Cherokee), udfordre (Danish), uitdagen (Dutch), tarten (Dutch), defii (Esperanto), haastaa (Finnish), défier (French), challenger (english: anglicism) (French), desafiar (Galician), retar (Galician), herausfordern (German), kihív (Hungarian), menantang (Indonesian), prōvocō (Latin), വെല്ലുവിളിക്കുക (velluviḷikkuka) (Malayalam), beclipian (Old English), wyzwać [perfective] (Polish), desafiar (Portuguese), provoca (Romanian), вызыва́ть (vyzyvátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́звать (výzvatʹ) [perfective] (Russian), izazvati [Roman, perfective] (Serbo-Croatian), desafiar (Spanish), retar (Spanish), changa moto (Swahili), utmana (Swedish), humamon (Tagalog), hamunin (Tagalog), ท้าแข่ง (Thai), ท้าดวล (Thai), ท้า (táa) (Thai), thách đấu (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-verb-1QlSTCI8 Disambiguation of 'to invite someone to take part in a competition': 85 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 6
  2. (transitive) To dare (someone). Tags: transitive Translations (to dare someone): предизвиквам (predizvikvam) (Bulgarian), ᎦᏁᏄᎵᎠ (ganenulia) (Cherokee), vyzvat (Czech), udfordre (Danish), uitdagen (Dutch), defii (Esperanto), haastaa (Finnish), défier (French), herausfordern (German), אתגר (itgér) (Hebrew), kihív (Hungarian), menantang (Indonesian), tabhair dúshlán (Irish), 도전하다 (dojeonhada) (Korean), prōvocō (Latin), cabar (Malay), ośmielić (Polish), desafiar (Portuguese), вызыва́ть (vyzyvátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), retar (Spanish), desafiar (Spanish), changa moto (Swahili), utmana (Swedish), humamon (Tagalog), maghamon (Tagalog), hamunin (Tagalog), ท้า (táa) (Thai), thách (Vietnamese), thách thức (Vietnamese), thách đố (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-verb-K2tiBg5Y Disambiguation of 'to dare someone': 1 89 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2
  3. (transitive) To dispute (something). Tags: transitive Translations (to dispute something): отричам (otričam) (Bulgarian), оспорвам (osporvam) (Bulgarian), betwisten (Dutch), bekritiseren (Dutch), kyseenalaistaa (Finnish), kétségbe von (Hungarian), vitat (Hungarian), megkérdőjelez (Hungarian), megtámad (Hungarian), megóv (Hungarian), óvást emel (Hungarian), ellenszegül (Hungarian), dacol (Hungarian), tiltakozik (Hungarian), whakahorohoro (Maori), whakapātari (Maori), mātātaki (Maori), whakatuma (Maori), whakatumatuma (Maori), whakatōrea (Maori), zakwestionować (Polish), desafiar (Portuguese), disputar (Portuguese), contesta (Romanian), оспа́ривать (ospárivatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), оспо́рить (ospóritʹ) [perfective] (Russian), disputar (Spanish), changa moto (Swahili), ifrågasätta (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-verb-BkJRGRfR Disambiguation of 'to dispute something': 1 1 73 22 0 0 1 1 0 0 1
  4. To call something into question or dispute.
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-verb-flw1P71u
  5. (law, transitive) To make a formal objection to a juror. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Law Translations (to make a formal objection to a juror): възразя́вам (vǎzrazjávam) [imperfective] (Bulgarian), wraken (Dutch), kifogásol (Hungarian), elfogultsági kifogással él (Hungarian), visszautasít (Hungarian), zakwestionować (Polish), impugnar (Spanish), recusar (Spanish), changa moto (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-verb-05w7KsDp Topics: law Disambiguation of 'to make a formal objection to a juror': 0 0 0 0 93 0 1 2 1 2 1
  6. (transitive) To be difficult or challenging for. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-verb-oJqJRqpp
  7. (obsolete, transitive) To claim as due; to demand as a right. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-verb-~n2QaNAH
  8. (obsolete, transitive) To censure; to blame. Tags: obsolete, transitive Categories (topical): Directives
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-verb-Exqv5G~k Disambiguation of Directives: 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 2 1 6 0 0 0 0 3 9 4 3 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Bikol Central translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 1 5 3 3 8 2 1 7 8 6 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 19 2 5 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Bikol Central translations: 7 2 5 3 2 9 1 1 6 7 8 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 16 2 4 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 6 2 6 3 2 9 2 2 5 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 12 3 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 6 3 5 3 3 7 2 2 4 5 11 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 12 2 7 11 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 6 2 7 3 2 9 2 2 5 6 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 12 3 3 8 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 7 2 5 3 2 10 2 2 5 6 7 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 14 2 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 5 2 5 3 6 8 5 4 4 5 5 4 3 2 2 3 4 2 2 13 3 4 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 5 2 6 5 3 7 2 2 6 6 12 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 11 2 4 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 6 2 5 3 4 6 3 3 4 5 11 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 3 11 2 7 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 9 2 6 3 2 9 2 1 5 7 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 15 2 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 7 2 6 3 2 9 2 1 5 7 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 15 2 3 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 7 2 6 3 2 9 2 1 5 7 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 15 2 3 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 9 2 6 3 2 9 2 1 5 7 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 15 2 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 5 2 4 4 3 6 3 3 5 5 13 4 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 11 3 7 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 9 2 6 3 2 11 2 1 5 6 6 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 14 2 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 2 6 3 2 8 2 1 5 6 5 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 3 15 3 3 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 6 3 5 3 3 7 3 2 4 5 11 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 11 2 7 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 6 2 7 3 2 10 2 2 5 6 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 13 3 3 9
  9. (military, transitive) To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines). Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-verb-XcvbI2mi Topics: government, military, politics, war
  10. (US, transitive) To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter. Tags: US, transitive
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-verb-qLT4LW9U Categories (other): American English
  11. (Canada, US, transitive) To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it. Tags: Canada, US, transitive Translations (to write a final exam to get credit for a course): défier (French)
    Sense id: en-challenge-en-verb-ZbcwTYGg Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, Old English links with redundant target parameters, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Swahili translations Disambiguation of Old English links with redundant target parameters: 4 1 5 3 6 5 3 2 6 5 14 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 10 3 10 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 6 3 5 3 3 7 2 2 4 5 11 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 12 2 7 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 6 2 5 3 4 6 3 3 4 5 11 3 2 3 1 2 3 2 3 11 2 7 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 6 3 5 3 3 7 3 2 4 5 11 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 11 2 7 11 Disambiguation of 'to write a final exam to get credit for a course': 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 19 1 2 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: becall, call out Related terms: challenger, challenging, dechallenge, rechallenge

Inflected forms

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      "word": "challenge coin"
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      "word": "challenge exam"
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      "word": "drug challenge"
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      "word": "high challenge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ice bucket challenge"
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      "word": "peremptory challenge"
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      "word": "rise to the challenge"
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          "expansion": "→ French: challenge",
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          "args": {
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          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: challenge (orthographic)"
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          "expansion": "→ Japanese: チャレンジ (charenji)",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: チャレンジ (charenji)"
    },
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            "2": "че́ллендж",
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          "expansion": "→ Russian: че́ллендж (čéllendž)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: че́ллендж (čéllendž)"
    }
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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "chalenge"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "4": "",
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      },
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        "3": "calenge"
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        "4": "",
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          "ref": "2013 November 30, Paul Davis, “Letters: Say it as simply as possible”, in The Economist, volume 409, number 8864",
          "text": "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?",
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        }
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        "A confrontation; a dare.",
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        ],
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          "instigation"
        ],
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          "person",
          "person"
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          "action"
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          "roman": "taḥaddin",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "indefinite",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "تَحَدٍّ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "at-taḥaddī",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "definite",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "التَّحَدِّي"
        },
        {
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          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "martahraver",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "մարտահրավեր"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "kočʻ",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "կոչ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "mrcʻahraver",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "մրցահրավեր"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "desafíu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "retu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "výklik",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "вы́клік"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "bcl",
          "lang": "Bikol Central",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "agyat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "predizvíkvane",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "предизви́кване"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "desafiament"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "repte"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "挑戰"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tiǎozhàn",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "挑战"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "výzva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "udfordring"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "uitdaging"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "defio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "haaste"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "défi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "chalenge"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "challenge"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "desfiamento"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "devandiña"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "reto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "gamoc̣veva",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "გამოწვევა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Herausforderung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "próklisi",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "πρόκληση"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "próklēsis",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "πρόκλησις"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "etgár",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "אֶתְגָּר"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "kihívás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "áskorun"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "tantangan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dúshlán"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sfida"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "alt": "ちょうせん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "chōsen",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "挑戦"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "ʼupaʼsak",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "ឧបសគ្គ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "alt": "挑戰",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "dojeon",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "도전"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "prōvocātiō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "izaicinājums"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "iššūkis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "cabaran"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "velluviḷi",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "വെല്ലുവിളി"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "d'fi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "čâleš",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "چالش"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "wyzwanie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "desafio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "incentivo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "provocare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "výzov",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "вы́зов"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "dùbhlan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "и̏зазо̄в"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ȉzazōv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "desafío"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "reto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "changa moto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "utmaning"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "hamon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "cavāl",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "சவால்"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "คำท้า"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "คำท้าทาย"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "výklyk",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ви́клик"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "thách thức"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "word": "thách đố"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "her"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "41 2 5 3 2 5 2 1 16 5 17 2",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "heriau"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "a challenge to the king's authority",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2012 May 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "For Liverpool, their season will now be regarded as a relative disappointment after failure to add the FA Cup to the Carling Cup and not mounting a challenge to reach the Champions League places.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A confrontation; a dare.",
        "A bid to overcome something."
      ],
      "id": "en-challenge-en-noun-xu~-X7Yx",
      "links": [
        [
          "confrontation",
          "confrontation"
        ],
        [
          "dare",
          "dare"
        ],
        [
          "bid",
          "bid"
        ],
        [
          "overcome",
          "overcome"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "bid to overcome something",
          "word": "kétségbevonás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 88 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "bid to overcome something",
          "word": "vitatás"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Sports",
          "orig": "en:Sports",
          "parents": [
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2011 October 1, Saj Chowdhury, “Wolverhampton 1-2 Newcastle”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "Argentine midfielder Jonas Gutierrez added a superb second when he surged past four challenges to fire in low.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A confrontation; a dare.",
        "An attempt to take possession; a tackle."
      ],
      "id": "en-challenge-en-noun-mnSn4DoP",
      "links": [
        [
          "confrontation",
          "confrontation"
        ],
        [
          "dare",
          "dare"
        ],
        [
          "sports",
          "sports"
        ],
        [
          "attempt",
          "attempt"
        ],
        [
          "possession",
          "possession"
        ],
        [
          "tackle",
          "tackle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "A confrontation; a dare.",
        "(sports) An attempt to take possession; a tackle."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 70 1 2 9 4 2 2 2 2 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "sports: an attempt to take possession",
          "word": "letámadás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 70 1 2 9 4 2 2 2 2 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "sports: an attempt to take possession",
          "word": "szerelés"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 70 1 2 9 4 2 2 2 2 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "sports: an attempt to take possession",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "disputa"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A confrontation; a dare.",
        "A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons."
      ],
      "id": "en-challenge-en-noun-oga2hM0r",
      "links": [
        [
          "confrontation",
          "confrontation"
        ],
        [
          "dare",
          "dare"
        ],
        [
          "summons",
          "summons"
        ],
        [
          "duel",
          "duel"
        ],
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "message",
          "message"
        ],
        [
          "convey",
          "convey"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2021 March 10, Drachinifel, 27:16 from the start, in Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN), archived from the original on 2022-11-07",
          "text": "The somewhat-shattered San Francisco also managed to make it out, although not before she'd come within seconds of being blown out of the water by Helena, as the two had lost contact in the dark and the flagship had loomed back out of the murk with no one and nothing available to answer the light cruiser's challenge - the radio, the whistle, the signal lights, the flags, et cetera, had all been destroyed. Luckily, one of the few surviving signalmen found a small handheld signal light and managed to blink out the ship's hull number.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A confrontation; a dare.",
        "The act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc."
      ],
      "id": "en-challenge-en-noun-JNjqq0tm",
      "links": [
        [
          "confrontation",
          "confrontation"
        ],
        [
          "dare",
          "dare"
        ],
        [
          "sentry",
          "sentry"
        ],
        [
          "halt",
          "halt"
        ],
        [
          "demand",
          "demand"
        ],
        [
          "countersign",
          "countersign"
        ],
        [
          "computer",
          "computer"
        ],
        [
          "system",
          "system"
        ],
        [
          "password",
          "password"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "10 0 1 1 66 1 5 3 2 3 7 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.",
          "word": "igazoltatás"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "10 0 1 1 66 1 5 3 2 3 7 1",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.",
          "word": "felszólítás"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A confrontation; a dare.",
        "An attempt to have a work of literature restricted or removed from a public library or school curriculum."
      ],
      "id": "en-challenge-en-noun-GlraREvt",
      "links": [
        [
          "confrontation",
          "confrontation"
        ],
        [
          "dare",
          "dare"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "literature",
          "literature"
        ],
        [
          "restrict",
          "restrict"
        ],
        [
          "remove",
          "remove"
        ],
        [
          "public",
          "public"
        ],
        [
          "library",
          "library"
        ],
        [
          "school",
          "school"
        ],
        [
          "curriculum",
          "curriculum"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty."
      ],
      "id": "en-challenge-en-noun-y7VfPLWm",
      "links": [
        [
          "difficult",
          "difficult"
        ],
        [
          "task",
          "task"
        ],
        [
          "enjoyable",
          "enjoyable"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "taḥaddin",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "تَحَدٍّ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "at-taḥaddī",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "tags": [
            "definite",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "التَّحَدِّي"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "predizvikátelstvo",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "предизвика́телство"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "word": "挑戰"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "tiǎozhàn",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "word": "挑战"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "word": "難題"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "nántí",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "word": "难题"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "výzva"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "word": "uitdaging"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "word": "defio"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "word": "haaste"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "word": "défi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "chalenge"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "épreuve"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Herausforderung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "(schwierige) Aufgabe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "próklisi",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "πρόκληση"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "etgár",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "אֶתְגָּר"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "cunautī",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "चुनौती"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "word": "erőpróba"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "word": "próbatétel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "word": "(nehéz) feladat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "word": "tantangan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "sfida"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "impresa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "charenji",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "word": "チャレンジ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "alt": "ちょうせん",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "chōsen",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "word": "挑戦"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "ʼupaʼsak",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "word": "ឧបសគ្គ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "alt": "挑戰",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "dojeon",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "word": "도전"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "chaellinji",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "word": "챌린지"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "velluviḷi",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "word": "വെല്ലുവിളി"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "tövögtej asuudal",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "төвөгтэй асуудал"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "d'fi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "difficult task",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "utfordring"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 3 4 3 6 3 56 5 5 5 5 2",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "čâleš",
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        "A procedure or action.",
        "An act of seeking to have a certain person be declared not legally qualified to vote, made when the person offers their ballot."
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        "(law) A procedure or action.",
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        },
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          "word": "ᎦᏁᏄᎵᎠ"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
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        },
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        },
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        },
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          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
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        },
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        },
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          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "85 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 6",
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          "word": "desafiar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 6",
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          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
          "word": "retar"
        },
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        },
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          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
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          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
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          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
          "word": "വെല്ലുവിളിക്കുക"
        },
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          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
          "word": "beclipian"
        },
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
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        {
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          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
          "word": "desafiar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 6",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
          "word": "provoca"
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          "_dis1": "85 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 6",
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          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
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          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
          "tags": [
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            "perfective"
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        },
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          "_dis1": "85 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 6",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
          "word": "desafiar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 6",
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          "word": "retar"
        },
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          "_dis1": "85 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 6",
          "code": "sw",
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          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
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        },
        {
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          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
          "word": "humamon"
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
          "word": "hamunin"
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        {
          "_dis1": "85 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 6",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
          "word": "ท้าแข่ง"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "85 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 6",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
          "word": "ท้าดวล"
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          "code": "th",
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          "roman": "táa",
          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
          "word": "thách đấu"
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        "(transitive) To dare (someone)."
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          "_dis1": "1 89 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "predizvikvam",
          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "предизвиквам"
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          "code": "chr",
          "lang": "Cherokee",
          "roman": "ganenulia",
          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "ᎦᏁᏄᎵᎠ"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 89 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2",
          "code": "cs",
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          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "vyzvat"
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "udfordre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 89 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "uitdagen"
        },
        {
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "defii"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "haastaa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 89 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "défier"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 89 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "herausfordern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 89 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "itgér",
          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "אתגר"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 89 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "kihív"
        },
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "menantang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 89 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "tabhair dúshlán"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 89 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "dojeonhada",
          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "도전하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 89 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "prōvocō"
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          "_dis1": "1 89 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "cabar"
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          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "ośmielić"
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          "_dis1": "1 89 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "desafiar"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 89 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "vyzyvátʹ",
          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "вызыва́ть"
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        {
          "_dis1": "1 89 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "retar"
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          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "changa moto"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to dare someone",
          "word": "utmana"
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          "_dis1": "1 89 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2",
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          "text": "In the April 2020 Roade fatality, the worker who died \"was reputedly in the habit of walking on the line when he didn't need to\". Tragically, no one challenged him about it.",
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          "text": "The sentinel challenged us with \"Who goes there?\"",
          "type": "example"
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        "To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines)."
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        "(military, transitive) To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines)."
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          "ref": "1996, Senate Legislative Record ... Legislature State of Maine",
          "text": "I mean if you go in and want to challenge an exam it cost you half of your course money. If you don't pass the exam, that money is credited toward taking the course. What have you got to lose to challenge an exam, or do a competency exam?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1997, Carol Gino, The Nurse's Story",
          "text": "The only time I went to class was to challenge an exam. My marks were good. But there was one class I never missed, “Nursing Process and the New Philosophy in Nursing.”",
          "type": "quotation"
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        {
          "ref": "2006, Diana Huggins, Exam/cram 70-291: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure, page 2",
          "text": "Although we strongly recommend that you keep practicing until your scores top the 75% mark, 80% would be a good goal, to give yourself some margin for error in a real exam situation[…]. After you hit that point, you should be ready to challenge the exam.",
          "type": "quotation"
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      "word": "challengeable"
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      "word": "dechallenge"
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    {
      "word": "frame challenge"
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    {
      "word": "megachallenge"
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      "word": "mischallenge"
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      "word": "multichallenger"
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      "word": "postchallenge"
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      "word": "rechallenge"
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      "word": "unchallenged"
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    {
      "word": "challenge coin"
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    {
      "word": "challenge exam"
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    {
      "word": "drug challenge"
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      "word": "high challenge"
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    {
      "word": "ice bucket challenge"
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    {
      "word": "peremptory challenge"
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      "word": "rise to the challenge"
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          "expansion": "→ French: challenge",
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          "ref": "2013 November 30, Paul Davis, “Letters: Say it as simply as possible”, in The Economist, volume 409, number 8864",
          "text": "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?",
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          "text": "The somewhat-shattered San Francisco also managed to make it out, although not before she'd come within seconds of being blown out of the water by Helena, as the two had lost contact in the dark and the flagship had loomed back out of the murk with no one and nothing available to answer the light cruiser's challenge - the radio, the whistle, the signal lights, the flags, et cetera, had all been destroyed. Luckily, one of the few surviving signalmen found a small handheld signal light and managed to blink out the ship's hull number.",
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      "code": "ar",
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      "roman": "taḥaddin",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
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      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
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      "roman": "martahraver",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "մարտահրավեր"
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      "roman": "kočʻ",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
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      "roman": "mrcʻahraver",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
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      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
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      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "挑戰"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tiǎozhàn",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "挑战"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "výzva"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "udfordring"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "uitdaging"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "defio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "haaste"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "défi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chalenge"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "challenge"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "desfiamento"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "devandiña"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "reto"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "gamoc̣veva",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "გამოწვევა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Herausforderung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "próklisi",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "πρόκληση"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "próklēsis",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "πρόκλησις"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "etgár",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "אֶתְגָּר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "kihívás"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "áskorun"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "tantangan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dúshlán"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sfida"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ちょうせん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "chōsen",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "挑戦"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ʼupaʼsak",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "ឧបសគ្គ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "挑戰",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "dojeon",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "도전"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prōvocātiō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "izaicinājums"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "iššūkis"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "cabaran"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "velluviḷi",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "വെല്ലുവിളി"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "d'fi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "čâleš",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "چالش"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "wyzwanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "desafio"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "incentivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "provocare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výzov",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вы́зов"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dùbhlan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "и̏зазо̄в"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ȉzazōv"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "desafío"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "reto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "changa moto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "utmaning"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "hamon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "cavāl",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "சவால்"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "คำท้า"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "คำท้าทาย"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "výklyk",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ви́клик"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "thách thức"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "word": "thách đố"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "her"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "that which encourages someone to do something they otherwise would not",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "heriau"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "bid to overcome something",
      "word": "kétségbevonás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "bid to overcome something",
      "word": "vitatás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "sports: an attempt to take possession",
      "word": "letámadás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "sports: an attempt to take possession",
      "word": "szerelés"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "sports: an attempt to take possession",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "disputa"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.",
      "word": "igazoltatás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.",
      "word": "felszólítás"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "taḥaddin",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "تَحَدٍّ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "at-taḥaddī",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "التَّحَدِّي"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predizvikátelstvo",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "предизвика́телство"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "挑戰"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tiǎozhàn",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "挑战"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "難題"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nántí",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "难题"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "výzva"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "uitdaging"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "defio"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "haaste"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "défi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "chalenge"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "épreuve"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Herausforderung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "(schwierige) Aufgabe"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "próklisi",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "πρόκληση"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "etgár",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "אֶתְגָּר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "cunautī",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "चुनौती"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "erőpróba"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "próbatétel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "(nehéz) feladat"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "tantangan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "sfida"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "impresa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "charenji",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "チャレンジ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ちょうせん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "chōsen",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "挑戦"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ʼupaʼsak",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "ឧបសគ្គ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "挑戰",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "dojeon",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "도전"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "chaellinji",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "챌린지"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "velluviḷi",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "വെല്ലുവിളി"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "tövögtej asuudal",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "төвөгтэй асуудал"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "d'fi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "utfordring"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "čâleš",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "چالش"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "wyzwanie"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "desafio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "provocare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výzov",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вы́зов"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ispytánije",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "испыта́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "slóžnaja zadáča",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "сло́жная зада́ча"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "trúdnaja zadáča",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "тру́дная зада́ча"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čéllendž",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "че́ллендж"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "desafío"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "reto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "changa moto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "utmaning"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "hamon"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "cavāl",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "சவால்"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kwaam-táa-taai",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "ความท้าทาย"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "výklyk",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "ви́клик"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "skladná zadačá",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "складна́ задача́"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "probléma",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "пробле́ма"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "thách thức"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "difficult task",
      "word": "thử thách"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "difficult task",
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit",
      "word": "jäävi"
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit",
      "word": "esteellisyysperuste"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit",
      "word": "ricusazione"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "incompatibilidad f impedimento"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit",
      "word": "changa moto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "judge's interest in the result of the case for which they should not be allowed to sit",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
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      "word": "jäv"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "the act of appealing a ruling or decision",
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    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the act of appealing a ruling or decision",
      "word": "kifogásolás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the act of appealing a ruling or decision",
      "word": "visszautasítás"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the act of appealing a ruling or decision",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "recurso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "the act of appealing a ruling or decision",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "impugnación"
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    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "the act of appealing a ruling or decision",
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      "word": "reclamación"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "the act of seeking to remove a judge",
      "word": "elfogultsági kifogás"
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    {
      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "the act of seeking to remove a judge",
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        "(transitive) To dare (someone)."
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          "ref": "2022 August 10, Dr Mike Esbester, “New understandings from old incidents”, in RAIL, number 963, page 58",
          "text": "In the April 2020 Roade fatality, the worker who died \"was reputedly in the habit of walking on the line when he didn't need to\". Tragically, no one challenged him about it.",
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          "ref": "2018, James Lambert, “Setting the Record Straight: An In-depth Examination of Hobson-Jobson”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 31, number 4, →DOI, page 487",
          "text": "Before moving onto the content of Hobson-Jobson, an explication of the publication history is necessary since this has clearly challenged many commentators.",
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        "To claim as due; to demand as a right."
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        "To censure; to blame."
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        "(obsolete, transitive) To censure; to blame."
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          "text": "The sentinel challenged us with \"Who goes there?\"",
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      "glosses": [
        "To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines)."
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        "(military, transitive) To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines)."
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        "war"
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      "glosses": [
        "To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter."
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        "(US, transitive) To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter."
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        {
          "ref": "1996, Senate Legislative Record ... Legislature State of Maine",
          "text": "I mean if you go in and want to challenge an exam it cost you half of your course money. If you don't pass the exam, that money is credited toward taking the course. What have you got to lose to challenge an exam, or do a competency exam?",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1997, Carol Gino, The Nurse's Story",
          "text": "The only time I went to class was to challenge an exam. My marks were good. But there was one class I never missed, “Nursing Process and the New Philosophy in Nursing.”",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2006, Diana Huggins, Exam/cram 70-291: Implementing, Managing, and Maintaining a Windows Server 2003 Network Infrastructure, page 2",
          "text": "Although we strongly recommend that you keep practicing until your scores top the 75% mark, 80% would be a good goal, to give yourself some margin for error in a real exam situation[…]. After you hit that point, you should be ready to challenge the exam.",
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        "To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it."
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        "(Canada, US, transitive) To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it."
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      "word": "becall"
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      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "desafiar"
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      "code": "ast",
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      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "retar"
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      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "agyat"
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      "roman": "povíkvam",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
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      "word": "пови́квам"
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      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "desafiar"
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      "code": "chr",
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      "roman": "ganenulia",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "ᎦᏁᏄᎵᎠ"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "udfordre"
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      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "uitdagen"
    },
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "tarten"
    },
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      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "defii"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "haastaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "défier"
    },
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      "english": "anglicism",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "challenger"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "desafiar"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "retar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "herausfordern"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "kihív"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "menantang"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "prōvocō"
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      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "velluviḷikkuka",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "വെല്ലുവിളിക്കുക"
    },
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      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "beclipian"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wyzwać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "desafiar"
    },
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "provoca"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "vyzyvátʹ",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "вызыва́ть"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výzvatʹ",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вы́звать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "izazvati"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "desafiar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "retar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "changa moto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "utmana"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "humamon"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "hamunin"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "ท้าแข่ง"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "ท้าดวล"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "táa",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "ท้า"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to invite someone to take part in a competition",
      "word": "thách đấu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "predizvikvam",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "предизвиквам"
    },
    {
      "code": "chr",
      "lang": "Cherokee",
      "roman": "ganenulia",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "ᎦᏁᏄᎵᎠ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "vyzvat"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "udfordre"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "uitdagen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "defii"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "haastaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "défier"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "herausfordern"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "itgér",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "אתגר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "kihív"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "menantang"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "tabhair dúshlán"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "dojeonhada",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "도전하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "prōvocō"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "cabar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "ośmielić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "desafiar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vyzyvátʹ",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "вызыва́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "retar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "desafiar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "changa moto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "utmana"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "humamon"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "maghamon"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "hamunin"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "táa",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "ท้า"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "thách"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "thách thức"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to dare someone",
      "word": "thách đố"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otričam",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "отричам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "osporvam",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "оспорвам"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "betwisten"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "bekritiseren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "kyseenalaistaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "kétségbe von"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "vitat"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "megkérdőjelez"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "megtámad"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "megóv"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "óvást emel"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "ellenszegül"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "dacol"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "tiltakozik"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "whakahorohoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "whakapātari"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "mātātaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "whakatuma"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "whakatumatuma"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "whakatōrea"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "zakwestionować"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "desafiar"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "disputar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "contesta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ospárivatʹ",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "оспа́ривать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ospóritʹ",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "оспо́рить"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "disputar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "changa moto"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to dispute something",
      "word": "ifrågasätta"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "vǎzrazjávam",
      "sense": "to make a formal objection to a juror",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "възразя́вам"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to make a formal objection to a juror",
      "word": "wraken"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make a formal objection to a juror",
      "word": "kifogásol"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make a formal objection to a juror",
      "word": "elfogultsági kifogással él"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to make a formal objection to a juror",
      "word": "visszautasít"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to make a formal objection to a juror",
      "word": "zakwestionować"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make a formal objection to a juror",
      "word": "impugnar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make a formal objection to a juror",
      "word": "recusar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "to make a formal objection to a juror",
      "word": "changa moto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to write a final exam to get credit for a course",
      "word": "défier"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "challenge"
  ],
  "word": "challenge"
}
{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": sc․ vs. kočʻ",
  "path": [
    "challenge"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "challenge",
  "trace": ""
}

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