challenge vs confrontation

confrontation vs challenge

challenge and confrontation both are nouns.

challenge is a verb but confrontation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
challenge	Yes	No	Yes	No
confrontation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, confrontation is a hyponym of challenge; that is, confrontation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than challenge:

challenge: a call to engage in a contest or fight
confrontation: a bold challenge

Other hyponyms of challenge include dare, daring, call-out, defiance, calling into question, demand for explanation, demand for identification, gantlet, gauntlet.

challenge (noun)	confrontation (noun)
a call to engage in a contest or fight	the act of hostile groups opposing each other
questioning a statement and demanding an explanation	a focussed comparison; bringing together for a careful comparison
a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror	a hostile disagreement face-to-face
a demand by a sentry for a password or identification	a bold challenge
a demanding or stimulating situation	discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions

challenge (verb)	confrontation (verb)
issue a challenge to
take exception to
raise a formal objection in a court of law
ask for identification

Difference between challenge and confrontation

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