Interrogation
[ɪn,terə'geɪʃ(ə)n] or [ɪn,tɛrə'geʃən]
Definition
(noun.) formal systematic questioning.
(noun.) a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder.
Edited by Brent--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.
(n.) A question put; an inquiry.
(n.) A point, mark, or sign, thus [?], indicating that the sentence with which it is connected is a question. It is used to express doubt, or to mark a query. Called also interrogation point.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Interrogating, questioning.[2]. Question, inquiry, interrogatory, query.
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Examples
- But she took no notice of this, only went on with her own rhapsodic interrogation. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Lily's eyes did not falter, but a look of wonder, of puzzled self-interrogation, formed itself slowly in their depths. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The mother looked up at him with sudden, dark interrogation, as if doubting his sincerity. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It was the traditional maidenly interrogation, and he felt ashamed of himself for finding it singularly childish. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- She had no immediate intention of repeating to Lily what she had heard, or even of trying to ascertain its truth by means of discreet interrogation. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Lily stood speechless under the shock of the interrogation. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- He had resumed his pipe, and put his 'well' in the form of an interrogation. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- He is exhibiting Socrates for the first time undergoing the Socratic interrogation. Plato. The Republic.
- He is known about the ship as the Interrogation Point, and this by constant use has become shortened to Interrogation. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- She did not renew her interrogations, but returning to her flowers, proceeded to choose a nosegay for the rector. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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