What does challenge mean?

Answer 1

cranberry applesauce

Answer 2

Originally a challenge was an invitation to fight. One sometimes sees in historical dramas people slapping other people with gloves in order to challenge them to some ritualistic fight such as a joust or duel.

Since much of competition is a replacement for fighting, it now more frequently means an invitation to compete. Thus "Our football team has challenged yours" means an invitation to compete in a game; "I challenge the sales staff to sell $100,000 worth this month" is an invited to compete for sales.

It also extends to competing against an abstract standard whether set by oneself or others: "I challenge you to run a mile in three minutes"; "I've challenged myself to eat no desserts this month."

Noun and adjective meaning flow from this latter use. In the sentence "Getting around the course at par is a real challenge.", the word "real" was necessary to show that the standard is high in such a competition. If the standard were low, one would say that it was "not much of a challenge". Usually, however, the word "challenge" alone carries the implication that it is a difficult challenge, and has thus acquired the meaning "difficult". "This crossword puzzle is a challenge" means that it is difficult; the adjective "challenging" has the same meaning.

Answer 3

it means someone is challanging you