Rechallenged

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To have presented a new challenge or difficulty to someone or something that has already faced a previous challenge
2. To be subjected again to a test or contest after having been previously tested or contested
3. To confront an individual or entity once more with a task or obstacle previously encountered

Etymology: "Rechallenged" is the past tense and past participle of "rechallenge," a verb meaning to test again or to challenge something once more. It is a plain formation: the prefix "re-," meaning again, attached to "challenge." The verb "challenge" came into English from Old French "chalenge," which descended from Latin "calumnia," meaning false accusation or trickery, and the word's older sense of a legal accusation survives in its link to disputes and claims. The "re-" prefix comes from Latin "re-," which carried the sense of back or again and reached English through Old French. Its pairing with "challenge" is a later English combination, so "rechallenge" is built from two familiar parts rather than inherited as a single word.

Synonyms: retested, reevaluated