kyseenalaistaa — meaning in English
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English meaning
- challenge noun A task or situation that tests someone's abilities in a demanding but often rewarding way.
- contest noun A competition in which people try to win or achieve the best result.
- dispute noun A disagreement or argument between people, often a formal or ongoing one.
- doubt verb To feel uncertain about something, or to believe it is unlikely to be true.
- impeach verb To formally charge a public official with misconduct, often as a step toward removing them from office.
- impugn verb To assault, attack.
- query noun A question, especially one asking for information or clarification.
- question noun A sentence or phrase used to ask for information or a response.
Senses
kyseenalaistaa is used for these senses in English:
- challenge (transitive) To dispute (something); to contest.
- contest (transitive) To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to defend.
- dispute to oppose by argument or assertion; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of
- doubt (ambitransitive) To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve, to question.
- impeach To charge with impropriety; to discredit; to call into question.
- impugn (transitive) To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of.
- query (intransitive) To ask a question.
- query (transitive) To question or call into doubt.
challenge — full definition
- noun A task or situation that tests someone's abilities in a demanding but often rewarding way.
- noun An invitation to a contest, or a questioning of something's validity.
- verb To dispute or question something, or to invite someone to a contest.
contest — full definition
- noun A competition in which people try to win or achieve the best result.
- verb To formally challenge or dispute something, such as a decision or claim.