counterinterrogation

adjective

Working against an interrogation.

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Meanings

adjectivecounterinterrogation (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWorking against an interrogation.

    While he continued answering our questions directly, he was still practicing the classic counterinterrogation technique of admitting to what he knew we knew and to things that were of no value, so as to appear cooperative.

    2011, Ali Soufan, The Black Banners: Inside the Hunt for Al Qaeda

Origin

From counter- + interrogation.

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APA

counterinterrogation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterinterrogation

MLA

“counterinterrogation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterinterrogation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterinterrogation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterinterrogation.

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