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Pronunciation / Transliteration: de.za.fiˈa.du
"Ele foi desafiado a melhorar seus resultados."
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2 senses- 1
Tested in a specified way; having a difficulty, limitation, or disadvantage in a particular area.
"The team felt intellectually challenged by the complexity of the new algorithm."
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Past tense and past participle of challenge: to invite someone to engage in a contest, competition, or fight, or to question the truth or validity of something.
"She challenged the validity of the previous research findings."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'chalengen', stemming from the Old French 'chalengier', meaning to accuse, dispute, or claim, which traces back to the Latin 'calumniari' (to calumniate or accuse falsely). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a legal accusation or dispute to a call to engage in a contest, and later to testing abilities or denoting a disadvantage or difficulty.
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mis au défi
Transliteration: mi o de-fi
"Il s'est senti mis au défi par le problème."
herausgefordert
Transliteration: hɛˈraʊ̯s.ɡəˌfɔʁtɐt
"Sie fühlte sich von der Aufgabe herausgefordert."
sfidato
Transliteration: sfiˈdato
"L'atleta è stato sfidato dal campione in carica."
desafiado
Transliteration: desaˈfjaðo
"Se sintió desafiado por el difícil proyecto."
desafiado
Transliteration: de.za.fiˈa.du
"Ele foi desafiado a melhorar seus resultados."
चुनौतीपूर्ण
Transliteration: chunautipurna
"वह इस कठिन कार्य से चुनौती महसूस कर रहा था।"
受到挑战的
Transliteration: shòu dào tiǎo zhàn de
"他们在这次考试中感觉受到了挑战。"
도전받는
Transliteration: dojeon-batneun
"그는 새로운 과제로 인해 도전받는 느낌을 받았다."
挑戦された
Transliteration: chōsen sareta
"彼女はその難問に挑戦されたと感じた。"
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