Limitation vs Challenge - What's the difference?
limitation | challenge |
The act of limiting or the state of being limited.
A restriction; a boundary, real or metaphorical, caused by some thing or some circumstance.
An imperfection or shortcoming which limits somethings use or value.
A time period after which some legal action may no longer be brought.
A confrontation; a dare.
# An instigation or antagonization intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not.
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, title= # A bid to overcome something.
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, title= # (sports) An attempt to take possession; a tackle
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, title= # A summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons.
# The act of a sentry in halting a person and demanding the countersign, or (by extension) the action of a computer system demanding a password, etc.
A difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.
(label) A procedure or action.
# (legal, rare) A judge's interest in the result of the case for which he or she should not be allowed to sit the case, e.g. a conflict of interest.
# The act of appealing a ruling or decision of a court of administrative agency.
# The act of seeking to remove a judge, arbitrator or other judicial or semi-judicial figure for reasons of alleged bias or incapacity.
# (label) An exception to a person as not legally qualified to vote. The challenge must be made when the ballot is offered.
(label) The opening and crying of hounds at first finding the scent of their game.
To invite someone to take part in a competition.
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
To dare someone.
* (John Locke) (1632-1705)
To dispute something.
(label) To make a formal objection to a juror.
(label) To claim as due; to demand as a right.
* (Joseph Addison) (1672-1719)
(label) To censure; to blame.
* Holland
(label) To question or demand the countersign from (one who attempts to pass the lines).
(label) To object to the reception of the vote of, e.g. on the ground that the person is not qualified as a voter.
As nouns the difference between limitation and challenge
is that limitation is the act of limiting or the state of being limited while challenge is a confrontation; a dare.As a verb challenge is
to invite someone to take part in a competition.limitation
English
Noun
(en noun)- Getting into his wheelchair after his amputation it felt like a limitation you could roll in.
- He understood the exam material but his fear was a limitation he could not overcome.
- ''The lawyer obtained impunity by dragging his obviously guilty client's case beyond the 10 years limitation
Derived terms
* limitationional * statute of limitationAntonyms
* limitelessnesschallenge
English
(wikipedia challenge)Noun
(en noun)Letters: Say it as simply as possible, passage=Congratulations on managing to use the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“
On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set a challenge by his colleagues, or simply an example of glossolalia?}}
Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool, passage=For Liverpool, their season will now be regarded as a relative disappointment after failure to add the FA Cup to the Carling Cup and not mounting a challenge to reach the Champions League places.}}
Wolverhampton 1-2 Newcastle, passage=Argentine midfielder Jonas Gutierrez added a superb second when he surged past four challenges to fire in low.}}
Verb
(challeng)- By this I challenge him to single fight.
- I challenge any man to make any pretence to power by right of fatherhood.
- Challenge better terms.
- He complained of the emperorfrom them.