interrogation
Plural: interrogations
Noun
- a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
- "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations"
- a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder
- formal systematic questioning
- an instance of questioning
- The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.
- A question put; an inquiry.
- A question mark.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English interrogacion, from Old French interrogacion, from Latin interrogātiō, from interrogō, from inter- (“between; among”) + rogō (“ask; request”). Equivalent to inter- + rogation or interrogate + -ion.
Synonyms
enquiry, examination, inquiry, interrogative, interrogative sentence, interrogatory, query, question
Antonyms
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