counterchallenge

noun

A challenge made in response to another challenge.

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Meanings

nouncounterchallenge (plural counterchallenges)

plural counterchallenges

  1. A challenge made in response to another challenge.

    For more than a week, the campaign seemed to be at a standstill while various courts sorted out challenges and counterchallenges.

    2007 April 23, Jonathan P. Hicks, “With Only Days to Stump, 3 Seek Brooklyn Council Seat”, in New York Times

Origin

From counter- + challenge.

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APA

counterchallenge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterchallenge

MLA

“counterchallenge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterchallenge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterchallenge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterchallenge.

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