CALLING INTO QUESTION

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A challenge to defend what someone has said

Synonyms:

calling into question; demand for explanation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("calling into question" is a kind of...):

challenge (a call to engage in a contest or fight)

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