interrogation

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪnˌter.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/, X-SAMPA: /In.tEr.@"gEI.S@n/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

interrogation (plural interrogations)

1. The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.
2. A question put; an inquiry.
3. A point, mark, or sign, thus ?, indicating that the sentence with which it is connected is a question. It is used to express doubt, or to mark a query. Called also interrogation point.

Usage notes

• Preposition under is generally used for the person or matter that is being investigated; Johnny is under interrogation about the last night's events.

Related terms

• interrogate
• interrogative
• interrogator
• interrogatory

Translations

act of interrogating or questioning

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 疑問 (cmn), 疑问 (cmn) (yíwèn)

• Czech: výslech (cs) m
• Dutch: ondervraging (nl) f
• Finnish: kuulustelu
• German: Befragung f, Vernehmung f (law), Verhör n (police)
• Irish: ceistiú (ga) m, ceistiúchán (ga) m

• Italian: interrogazione (it)
• Japanese: 尋問 (ja) (じんもん, jinmon)
• Polish: przesłuchanie n, interrogacja (pl) f
• Russian: опрос (ru) (oprós) m, допрос (ru) (doprós) m (police)
• Serbo-Croatian: ispitívānje (sh) n
• Spanish: interrogatorio (es) m

question put; an inquiry

• Italian: interrogazione (it)
• Polish: zapytanie m , badanie m, interrogacja (pl) f

• Spanish: interrogación (es) f

point, mark, or sign

• Polish: znak zapytania, pytajnik (pl) m

• Spanish: signo de interrogación (es) m

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French

Noun

interrogation f (plural interrogations)

1. questioning, interrogation
2. (grammar) interrogative, question
3. (computing) query

Derived terms

• point d'interrogation

Related terms

• interroger