оспа́ривать — meaning in English

English meaning

• challenge noun A task or situation that tests someone's abilities in a demanding but often rewarding way.
• impugn verb To attack or assault someone or something.

Senses

оспа́ривать is used for these senses in English:

• challenge (transitive) To dispute (something); to contest.
• impugn (transitive) To verbally assault, especially to argue against an opinion, motive, or action; to question the truth or validity of.

challenge — full definition

1. noun A task or situation that tests someone's abilities in a demanding but often rewarding way.
2. noun An invitation to a contest, or a questioning of something's validity.
3. verb To dispute or question something, or to invite someone to a contest.

impugn — full definition

1. verb To attack or assault someone or something.
2. verb To challenge or criticise someone's honesty, motives or claims, often in words.

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