interrogation

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪnˌter.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/, 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) Croatian: ispitívānje (hr) n. Czech: výslech (cs) m. Dutch: ondervraging (nl) f. Finnish: kuulustelu

German: Befragung f., Vernehmung f. (law), Verhör n. (police) 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) 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