VERB | communication | gainsay, challenge, dispute | take exception to |
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Sounds | gey'nsey. | |
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Rhymes | divorcee ... USA: 11 rhymes with sey... |
Meaning | take exception to. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | challenge, dispute | |
Entails | question, oppugn, call into question | challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of |
Narrower | call | challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of |
call | challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement | |
Broader | contest, contend, repugn | To make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation |
Spanish | cuestionar, desafiar, disputar, impugnar |
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