interrogation
The act of interrogating or questioning; an examination by questions; an inquiry.
Noun
- The act of interrogating or questioning; an examination by questions; an inquiry.
- 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....
- 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...
- A question put; an inquiry.
- A question mark.
Origin
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.
Forms
Related
interrogate interrogative interrogator interrogatory rogation subrogation
Derived
counterinterrogation cross-interrogation enhanced interrogation enhanced interrogation technique interrogational interrogation mark interrogation-point interrogation point mark of interrogation note of interrogation overinterrogation reinterrogation