interrogation

CEFRC1

/ɪnˌteɹ.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The act of questioning someone carefully to get information.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A question mark.

Examples

  • He kept silent all the time during the interrogation.

  • Tom spent all morning in the interrogation room.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A question put; an inquiry.

  2. The act of interrogating or questioning; an examination by questions; an inquiry.

More examples

In context

  • There is no interrogation in his eyes / Or in the hands, quiet over the horse's neck, / And the eyes watchful, waiting, perceiving, indifferent.

  • As an isolating language Belter Creole is rich in particles. Particles are used to indicate both negation and interrogation: na is the negative particle and it is placed before the verb

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The long blank of the prisoner finally revealed the truth about the crime.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English interrogacion, from Old French interrogacion, from Latin interrogātiō, from interrogō, from inter- (“between; among”) + rogō (“to ask; to request”). Equivalent to inter- + rogation or interrogate + -ion.