挑ちょう戦せん的てき

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Meanings

na-adjective

challenging; defiant; provocative

Describes an attitude, remark, or action that deliberately challenges or provokes someone, often with a confrontational or bold tone.

彼かれの挑ちょう戦せん的てきな態たい度どに、周まわりは驚おどろいた。
People around him were surprised by his defiant attitude.
その選せん手しゅは挑ちょう戦せん的てきな発はつ言げんで注ちゅう目もくを集あつめた。
The athlete drew attention with his provocative remarks.

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Kanji

挑challenge, contend for, make love to
戦war, battle, match
的bull's eye, mark, target

Related words

反はん抗こう的てきN2
反抗的 describes resisting authority or rules, while 挑戦的 describes a provocative or confrontational attitude that isn't necessarily aimed at authority.

Don't confuse with

挑ちょう発はつ的てき
挑戦的 means 'defiant' or 'challenging' toward a task or opponent, while 挑発的 means 'provocative' in a way meant to incite reaction, and the two are easily confused due to sharing the kanji 挑.

Built from

挑ちょう戦せん+的てき

Etymology

Formed from 挑戦 (challenge) + the adjectival suffix 的 (-like, -ive). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the word follows a common pattern for creating adjectival nouns from Sino-Japanese compounds.