interrogation
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English
Etymology
From Middle English interrogacion, from Old French interrogacion, from Latin interrogātiō, from interrogō, from inter- (“between; among”) + rogō (“ask; request”). Equivalent to inter- + rogation or interrogate + -ion.
Pronunciation
Noun
interrogation (countable and uncountable, plural interrogations)
- The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.
- 1936 April, T S Eliot, “ Coriolan. I. Triumphal March.”, in Collected Poems 1909–1935, London: Faber & Faber , published September 1954, →OCLC, page 136:
- There is no interrogation in his eyes / Or in the hands, quiet over the horse's neck, / And the eyes watchful, waiting, perceiving, indifferent.
- A question put; an inquiry.
- (dated) A question mark.
Usage notes
- Generally used with the preposition under: "He is under interrogation about last night's events."
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Translations
act of interrogating or questioning
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question put; an inquiry
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point, mark, or sign
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin interrogātiōnem. By surface analysis, interroger + -ation.
Pronunciation
Noun
interrogation f (plural interrogations)
- questioning, interrogation
- (grammar) interrogative, question
- (computing) query
- examen, often unexpected
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Further reading
- “interrogation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.