challenge

/ˈtʃælɪndʒ/ verb [T]

Definition

DISAGREE › to express disagreement with ideas, rules, or someone's authority: The election results are being challenged.

INVITE › to invite someone to compete in a game or fight: He challenged Smith to a fight.

(Definition of challenge verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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