meydan okumak — meaning in English

English meaning

• challenge noun A task or situation that tests someone's abilities in a demanding but often rewarding way.
• defy verb To openly refuse to obey or comply with something.

Senses

meydan okumak is used for these senses in English:

• defy (transitive) To challenge (someone) or brave (a hazard or opposition).

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.

defy — full definition

1. verb To openly refuse to obey or comply with something.
2. verb To resist or fail to conform to something, as if impossible to overcome.

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