questioning vs challenge

questioning and challenge both are nouns.

questioning is an adjective but challenge is not an adjective.

questioning is not a verb while challenge is a verb.

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

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

questioning: a request for information
challenge: questioning a statement and demanding an explanation

Other hyponyms of questioning include enquiry, inquiry, interrogation, query, question, examination, interrogation, interrogatory.

questioning (noun)	challenge (noun)
a request for information	a call to engage in a contest or fight
	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

questioning (adjective)	challenge (adjective)
showing curiosity
marked by or given to doubt
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)

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

questioning vs challenge

questioning and challenge both are nouns.

questioning is an adjective but challenge is not an adjective.

questioning is not a verb while challenge is a verb.

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