To make demands, or prove to be testing on
“Their holidays in the woods without Wi-Fi really challenges the kids.”
Opposite of to meet the expectations, needs, or desires of (someone)
“When you're the king, you can banish the insiders who displease you and you can try to buy off the outsiders.”
Opposite of to pacify or soothe (someone)
“The laugh, mocking as it was, did not seem to irritate him.”
Opposite of to fulfill or satisfy the terms or conditions of
“They had every state-of-the-art surveillance gadget focused on him, and they had expected that he would breach the terms of his contract with an indiscrete moment on the computer.”
Opposite of to fulfill a desire, demand or need
“In approaching his task under such a misconception of its true significance, he will fail to meet the expectation of his friends and sponsors and is bound to miss that finer sense of service.”
Opposite of to pay off (a debt or creditor)
“The logical and just thing was to repudiate the enormous debt incurred by the monarchy.”
Opposite of to dispel someone's doubts
“If anything, it will worry me even more if I do not have the facts.”
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