The difference between Challenge and Challenging

When used as nouns, challenge means an instigation or antagonization intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not, whereas challenging means the act of making a challenge.


Challenge is also verb with the meaning: to invite someone to take part in a competition.

Challenging is also adjective with the meaning: difficult, hard to do.

check bellow for the other definitions of Challenge and Challenging

  1. Challenge as a noun (sports):

    A confrontation; a dare. An instigation or antagonization intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not. A bid to overcome something. An attempt to take possession; a tackle A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons. 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. An attempt to have a work of literature restricted or removed from a public library or school curriculum.

    Examples:

    "a challenge to the king's authority"

  2. Challenge as a noun:

    A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.

  3. Challenge as a noun (legal):

    A procedure or action. A judge's interest in the result of the case for which he or she should not be allowed to sit the case, e.g. a conflict of interest. The act of appealing a ruling or decision of a court of administrative agency. The act of seeking to remove a judge, arbitrator or other judicial or semi-judicial figure for reasons of alleged bias or incapacity. An exception to a person as not legally qualified to vote. The challenge must be made when the ballot is offered.

    Examples:

    "Consanguinity in direct line is a challenge for a judge when he or she is sitting cases."

    "We're still waiting to hear how the court rules on our challenge of the arbitrator based on conflict of interest."

  4. Challenge as a noun (hunting):

    The opening and crying of hounds at first finding the scent of their game.

  1. Challenge as a verb:

    To invite someone to take part in a competition.

    Examples:

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

  2. Challenge as a verb:

    To dare someone.

  3. Challenge as a verb:

    To dispute something.

    Examples:

    "to challenge the accuracy of a statement or of a quotation"

  4. Challenge as a verb (legal):

    To make a formal objection to a juror.

  5. Challenge as a verb (obsolete):

    To claim as due; to demand as a right.

  6. Challenge as a verb (obsolete):

    To censure; to blame.

  7. Challenge as a verb (military):

    To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines).

    Examples:

    "The sentinel challenged us with "Who goes there?"

  8. Challenge as a verb (US):

    To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter.

  9. Challenge as a verb (Canada, US):

    To take (a final exam) in order to get credit for a course without taking it.

  1. Challenging as a verb:

  1. Challenging as an adjective:

    Difficult, hard to do.

  1. Challenging as a noun:

    The act of making a challenge.

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