challenging

adj, noun — 2 senses

challenging

adj

/ˈt͡ʃæl.ɪn.d͡ʒɪŋ/ · /ˈt͡ʃæl.ən.d͡ʒɪŋ/

Etymology From Middle English chalengynge; equivalent to challenge + -ing.

1

Difficult, hard to do.

Antonyms
unchallenging
Derived terms
challengingly, challengingness, nonchallenging

challenging

noun

Etymology From Middle English chalengynge; equivalent to challenge + -ing.

1

The act of making a challenge.

  • There are always sincere challengings of the findings, always the objections (sincere in another sense) of those whose interests seem threatened.1918, Estcourt Rowland Metzner, The conflict of tax laws, page 151:
Related terms
challenge

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