interrogation

[in-ter-uh-gey-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of interrogating; questioning.

2. an instance of being interrogated.

   He seemed shaken after his interrogation.

3. a question; inquiry.

4. a written list of questions.

5. an interrogation point; question mark.

interrogation

/ ɪnˌtɛrəˈɡeɪʃən /

noun

1. the technique, practice, or an instance of interrogating

2. a question or query

3. telecomm the transmission of one or more triggering pulses to a transponder

Other Word Forms

• interrogational adjective
• reinterrogation noun
• self-interrogation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of interrogation¹

1350–1400; Middle English interrogacio ( u ) n < Latin interrogātiōn- (stem of interrogātiō ). See interrogate, -ion

Example Sentences

He was not provided with an appropriate adult to help him understand the interrogation, despite police custody records noting he had learning difficulties.

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Subasic, writing in radiosarajevo earlier this week, said he had come across notes from the interrogation with a Serb national who claimed Italian hunters had travelled with Serbian volunteers near Sarajevo.

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"And the fact it's got to do with interrogation and torture, I think that will appeal to a certain type of American collector."

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Lippmann, for his part, felt like a witness under interrogation: These guys were trying to crack him.

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"After 100 days of torture, they took me for interrogation to confirm my identity. They tortured me without knowing who I was," he said, describing eye and ear injuries.

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Related Words

• cross-examination www.thesaurus.com
• examination 
• inquiry 
• investigation