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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

speech act go
the use of language to perform some act

challenge
a call to engage in a contest or fight

noun.communication

7 Subcategories

daring, dare go
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
confrontation go
a bold challenge
call-out go
a challenge to a fight or duel
defiance go
a hostile challenge
calling into question, demand for explanation go
a challenge to defend what someone has said
demand for identification go
as by a sentry
gauntlet, gantlet go
to offer or accept a challenge