Challenging ˈtʃælɪndʒɪŋ I Rewarding Career Difficult People Adjective

• challenging work/questions/problems
• a challenging and rewarding career as a teacher
• the exam questions were quite difficult.
• it is difficult for young people to find jobs around here.

challenging

1. difficult in an interesting way that tests your ability
• challenging work/questions/problems
• a challenging and rewarding career as a teacher
• The exam questions were quite difficult.
• It is difficult for young people to find jobs around here.
• I always found languages quite hard at school.
• It was one of the hardest things I ever did.
• It is a technically demanding piece of music to play.
• This shouldn’t be too taxing for you.
2. done in a way that invites people to disagree or argue with you, or shows that you disagree with them
• She gave him a challenging look. ‘Are you really sure?’ she demanded.

Extra Examples

• He found the course academically challenging.
• The tasks were not challenging enough for me and I got bored.
• We have changed the course to make it more challenging.
• I have had a challenging and rewarding career as a teacher.
• It will be a challenging target to meet.