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

After the killing, when Gandbhir’s lens shifts to interrogation footage mixed with scenes of a broken community’s grief-stricken public protesting, we get more proof of who in our society gets the benefit of the doubt.

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The subject matter is worthy of serious dramatic interrogation, and there’s a good movie in here someplace.

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Two masked Hamas gunmen came to the door of my Gaza City apartment in July and ordered me to report to al-Shifa Hospital for an interrogation that evening.

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"They would call them for interrogation, and they were beaten and tortured with electric shock," Dmytro remembers.

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During major Israeli operations, Palestinian homes are routinely used as temporary military bases and interrogation centres, with the IDF citing security necessity.

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Related Words

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