Dictionary

rhetorical question en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. A question posed only for dramatic or persuasive effect.
2. (colloquial) A question to which the asker does not expect an answer.
   • Are you nuts? Don't answer that – it's a rhetorical question.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rhetorical, question.

Forms

Translations (39)

af retoriese vraag (question of which no answer is expected) · tr cümle değerli soru (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · hu költői kérdés (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · ru ритори́ческий вопро́с (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · fi retorinen kysymys (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · ca pregunta retòrica (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · mk реторичко прашање (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · sv retorisk fråga (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · kk шешендік мәселе (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · el ρητορική ερώτηση (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · tr retorik soru (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · de rhetorische Frage (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · fi retorinen kysymys (question of which no answer is expected) · fr question rhétorique (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · ro interogație retorică (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · ar اِسْتِفْهَام مَجَازِيّ (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · ro întrebare retorică (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · ja 修辞疑問 (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · tr tümce değerli soru (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · ms soalan retorik (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · es pregunta retórica (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · pt pergunta retórica (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · kmr pirsa retorîk (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · gl pregunta retórica (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · pl pytanie retoryczne (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · mi ui mākoi (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · mi pātai mākoi (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · yo ìbéèrè pèsìjẹ (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · yo ìbéèrè pèsìjẹ (question of which no answer is expected) · ja 反語 (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · uk ритори́чне запита́ння (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · uk ритори́чне запита́ння (question of which no answer is expected) · mi ui makihoi (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · pl pytanie retoryczne (question of which no answer is expected) · af retoriese vraag (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · is retorísk spurning (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · cs řečnická otázka (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · cmn 反問句 /反问句 (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect) · is ræðuspurning (question posed for dramatic or persuasive effect)