challenge

English

/ˈtʃæl.ɪndʒ/

noun
Definitions
  • A confrontation; a dare.
  • A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
  • (legal) A procedure or action.
  • (hunting) The opening and crying of hounds at first finding the scent of their game.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English chalenge, kalange (an accusation, claim) derived from Old French chalenge derived from calenge derived from Latin calumnia (a false accusation, calumny, trickery, false statement, malicious charge, fallacy, artifice, misrepresentation, slander, false accusation) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kēl-.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kēl-

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