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interrogation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ɪnˌteɹ.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

Etymology

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.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act of interrogating or questioning; an examination by questions; an inquiry.
   • 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 Puccini, “Lang Belta: the Belter language from SYFY/Amazon’s The Expanse”, in Lingoblog:
   • 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. Triumphal March.”, in Collected Poems 1909–1935, London: Faber & Faber […], published September 1954, →OCLC, page 136:
2. (countable, uncountable) A question put; an inquiry.
3. (countable, dated, uncountable) A question mark.

Forms

Deriveds

note of interrogation · mark of interrogation · enhanced interrogation · interrogation mark · cross-interrogation · interrogational · overinterrogation · counterinterrogation · reinterrogation · enhanced interrogation technique · interrogation-point · interrogation point

Relateds

interrogatory · rogation · interrogator · subrogation · interrogate · interrogative

Synonyms

questioning

Translations (101)

ms soal siasat (act of interrogating or questioning) · tg бозпурсӣ (act of interrogating or questioning) · ru допро́с (act of interrogating or questioning) · tk sorag (act of interrogating or questioning) · ro interogare (act of interrogating or questioning) · pt interrogatório (act of interrogating or questioning) · de Verhör (act of interrogating or questioning) · bg въпроси́телна (point, mark, or sign) · id penanyaan (question put; an inquiry) · cmn 疑問 /疑问 (act of interrogating or questioning) · nl ondervraging (act of interrogating or questioning) · sv förhör (act of interrogating or questioning) · id kompes (act of interrogating or questioning) · pl pytajnik (point, mark, or sign) · lt apklausa (act of interrogating or questioning) · mk испитување (act of interrogating or questioning) · ky допрос (act of interrogating or questioning) · sk výsluch (act of interrogating or questioning) · hu kikérdezés (question put; an inquiry) · uz soʻroq qilish (act of interrogating or questioning) · mk сослушување (act of interrogating or questioning) · da spørgsmålstegn (point, mark, or sign) · et ülekuulamine (act of interrogating or questioning) · ga ceistiú (act of interrogating or questioning) · pl znak zapytania (point, mark, or sign) · ga ceistiúchán (act of interrogating or questioning) · ja 尋問 (act of interrogating or questioning) · tg пурсиш (act of interrogating or questioning) · it interrogazione (act of interrogating or questioning) · pl zapytanie (question put; an inquiry) · es interrogatorio (act of interrogating or questioning) · eo priaŭskulto (act of interrogating or questioning) · nl verhoor (act of interrogating or questioning) · de Fragezeichen (point, mark, or sign) · fa بازجویی (act of interrogating or questioning) · es signo de interrogación (point, mark, or sign) · ar اِسْتِنْطَاق (act of interrogating or questioning) · hy հարցաքննություն (act of interrogating or questioning) · km ការសួរចំឡើយ (act of interrogating or questioning) · da forhøre (act of interrogating or questioning) · uk до́пит (act of interrogating or questioning) · hi पूछताछ (act of interrogating or questioning) · tr sorgu (act of interrogating or questioning) · id sudi siasat (act of interrogating or questioning) · az sorğu-sual (act of interrogating or questioning) · sl zaslišanje (act of interrogating or questioning) · he חֲקִירָה (act of interrogating or questioning) · lv nopratināšana (act of interrogating or questioning) · pl interrogacja (question put; an inquiry) · ka დაკითხვა (act of interrogating or questioning) · mn байцаалт (act of interrogating or questioning) · pl interrogacja (act of interrogating or questioning) · ru опро́с (act of interrogating or questioning) · ug سوراق قىلىش (act of interrogating or questioning) · es interrogación (question put; an inquiry) · de Vernehmung (act of interrogating or questioning) · bg ра́зпит (act of interrogating or questioning) · nb avhør (act of interrogating or questioning) · hu vallatás (act of interrogating or questioning) · ko 심문 (act of interrogating or questioning) · sh испити́ва̄ње (act of interrogating or questioning) · hu tudakozódás (question put; an inquiry) · fa بازپرسی (act of interrogating or questioning) · cs výslech (act of interrogating or questioning) · tg истинток (act of interrogating or questioning) · ca interrogatori (act of interrogating or questioning) · nb forhør (act of interrogating or questioning) · be апыта́нне (act of interrogating or questioning) · id interogasi (act of interrogating or questioning) · da udspørge (act of interrogating or questioning) · it interrogazione (question put; an inquiry) · fi kuulustelu (act of interrogating or questioning) · da afhøring (question put; an inquiry) · az dindirmə (act of interrogating or questioning) · ko 개물음 (act of interrogating or questioning) · pl badanie (question put; an inquiry) · da udspørgning (question put; an inquiry) · ar تَحْقِيق مَعَ (act of interrogating or questioning) · pl przesłuchanie (act of interrogating or questioning) · ja 取り調べ (act of interrogating or questioning) · de Befragung (act of interrogating or questioning) · pt interrogação (point, mark, or sign) · kk жауап алу (act of interrogating or questioning) · sk vypočúvanie (act of interrogating or questioning) · sh ispitívānje (act of interrogating or questioning) · ja 聴取 (act of interrogating or questioning) · sv utfrågning (question put; an inquiry) · ar اِسْتِجْوَاب (act of interrogating or questioning) · pt interrogação (question put; an inquiry) · uz soʻroq (act of interrogating or questioning) · fa استنطاق (act of interrogating or questioning) · tg тергав (act of interrogating or questioning) · ky сурак (act of interrogating or questioning) · be до́пыт (act of interrogating or questioning) · da afhøre (act of interrogating or questioning) · da forhør (question put; an inquiry) · bg запи́тване (question put; an inquiry) · sl izpraševanje (act of interrogating or questioning) · vi thẩm vấn (act of interrogating or questioning) · uk о́пит (act of interrogating or questioning) · hu kihallgatás (act of interrogating or questioning)