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Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-ter-uh-gey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˌtɛr əˈgeɪ ʃən



Définition of interrogation

Origin :
  • late 14c., "a questioning; a set of questions," from Old French interrogacion (13c.) or directly from Latin interrogationem (nominative interrogatio) "a question, questioning, interrogation," noun of action from past participle stem of interrogare "to ask, question, inquire, interrogate," from inter- "between" (see inter-) + rogare "ask, to question" (see rogation).
  • noun questioning
Example sentences :
  • Again, Aggie studied him with a swift glance of interrogation.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The interrogation came with an abrupt force that cried of new suspicions.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • His last remark had been more of a reflection than an interrogation.
  • Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
  • He considered that the interrogation might well end with a last word, a last sentence.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • He is exhibiting Socrates for the first time undergoing the Socratic interrogation.
  • Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
  • And he conveyed a world of interrogation in his monosyllable.
  • Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • The interrogation, which seemed almost to cover a reproach, irritated the adjutant.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • He gave a loud and curious cry—a cry of interrogation it might be called.
  • Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster
  • This pressure of interrogation was upsetting the restraint he was putting on himself.
  • Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • His eyes affixed a point of interrogation to the simple declarative.
  • Extract from : « Nobody » by Louis Joseph Vance

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