Counterchallenge

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A challenge made in response to another challenge.

    "For more than a week, the campaign seemed to be at a standstill while various courts sorted out challenges and counterchallenges."

Verb
  1. 1
    challenge in turn wordnet

Example

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"For more than a week, the campaign seemed to be at a standstill while various courts sorted out challenges and counterchallenges."

Etymology

From counter- + challenge.

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