Interrogation Meaning
/ɪnˌteɹ.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of interrogating or questioning; an examination by questions; an inquiry.
nounA question put; an inquiry.
Sentence Examples
He kept silent all the time during the interrogation.
Tom spent all morning in the interrogation room.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The long ____ of the prisoner finally revealed the truth about the crime.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The police spent hours on the ____ of the suspect, hoping to find a clear motive for the crime.
Word Origin & History
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.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"There is no interrogation in his eyes / Or in the hands, quiet over the horse's neck, / And the eyes watchful, waiting, perceiving, indifferent."
— 1936 April, T[homas] S[tearns] Eliot, “[Unfinished Poems.] Coriolan. I. Triumphal March.”, in Collected Poems 1909–1935, London: Faber & Faber […], published September 1954, →OCLC, page 136:
"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"
— 2021 October 5, Gessica Puccini, “Lang Belta: the Belter language from SYFY/Amazon’s The Expanse”, in Lingoblog:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The long ____ of the prisoner finally revealed the truth about the crime.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The police spent hours on the ____ of the suspect, hoping to find a clear motive for the crime.