interrogation
/in,terə'geiʃn/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The formal or systematic act of questioning someone, often in a detailed, persistent, or aggressive manner, especially by authorities to obtain information or a confession. This is the most common meaning, referring to the process itself.
- A single question or a series of questions posed in such a manner. It can refer to the specific utterance.
- (In telecommunications and computing) A signal sent to trigger a response from a device, such as a transponder.
Examples of Usage
- Noun (Act of questioning):
- The suspect was taken in for police interrogation.
- The lawyer objected to the harsh methods used during the interrogation.
- Noun (A question):
- His interrogation was met with silence. (Here, "interrogation" means his specific question.)
- Noun (Technical):
- The radar sends out an interrogation, and the aircraft's transponder replies with its identity.
Advanced Usage
- "To be under interrogation": to be the subject of formal questioning.
- The witness was under interrogation for three hours.
- "Point of interrogation": an archaic term for a question mark (?).
Variants and Related Words
- Interrogate (verb): to ask questions formally and systematically.
- The detective will interrogate the witness.
- Interrogative (adjective): having the form or force of a question.
- She used an interrogative tone.
- Interrogator (noun): a person who interrogates.
- The interrogator remained calm throughout the session.
Synonyms
- Questioning: the act of asking questions.
- Grilling: (informal) intensive and harsh questioning.
- Cross-examination: questioning, especially in a court, to test the truth of answers already given.
- Inquiry: a systematic investigation or a question.
Related Phrases
- Interrogation room: a room where formal questioning, especially by police, takes place.
- They led him into the interrogation room.
Related Idioms
- None are directly based on the single word "interrogation." Common idioms use the verb form "interrogate," such as "to interrogate the data," meaning to examine it critically.
Noun
- an instance of questioning
- there was a question about my training
- we made inquiries of all those who were present
- formal systematic questioning
- a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder
- a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
- he asked a direct question
- he had trouble phrasing his interrogations