challenge vs demand for explanation

demand for explanation vs challenge

challenge and demand for explanation both are nouns.

challenge is a verb but demand for explanation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
challenge	Yes	No	Yes	No
demand for explanation	Yes	No	No	No

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

challenge: a call to engage in a contest or fight
demand for explanation: a challenge to defend what someone has said

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

challenge (noun)	demand for explanation (noun)
a call to engage in a contest or fight	a challenge to defend what someone has said
questioning a statement and demanding an explanation
a formal objection to the selection of a particular person as a juror
a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
a demanding or stimulating situation

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

Difference between challenge and demand for explanation

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