Meanings
nouninterrogation (countable and uncountable, plural interrogations)
plural interrogations
- countableuncountableThe act of interrogating or questioning; an examination by questions; an inquiry.
There is no interrogation in his eyes / Or in the hands, quiet over the horse's neck, / And the eyes watchful, waiting, perceiving, indifferent.
1936 April, T[homas] S[tearns] Eliot, “[Unfinished Poems.] Coriolan. I. Triumphal March.”, in Collected Poems 1909–1935, London: Faber & Faber […], published September 1954, →OCLC, page 1361 more example
As an isolating language Belter Creole is rich in particles. Particles are used to indicate both negation and interrogation: na is the negative particle and it is placed before the verb
2021 October 5, Gessica Puccini, “Lang Belta: the Belter language from SYFY/Amazon’s The Expanse”, in LingoblogSynonyms: questioning
- countableuncountableA question put; an inquiry.
- countabledateduncountableA question mark.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act of interrogating or questioning; an examination by questions; an inquiry.
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nouna sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
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Origin
- Latininterrogātiō
- Old Frenchinterrogacion
- Middle Englishinterrogacion
- Englishinterrogation
From Middle English interrogacion, from Old French interrogacion, from Latin interrogātiō, from interrogō, from inter- (“between; among”) + rogō (“to ask; to request”). Equivalent to inter- + rogation or interrogate + -ion.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تَحْقِيق مَعَ, اِسْتِجْوَاب
- تَحْقِيق مَعَ (taḥqīq maʕa)act of interrogating or questioning
- اِسْتِجْوَاب (istijwāb)act of interrogating or questioning
- اِسْتِنْطَاق (istinṭāq)act of interrogating or questioning
Bulgarian ра́зпит, запи́тване
- ра́зпит (rázpit)act of interrogating or questioning
- запи́тване (zapítvane)question put; an inquiry
- въпроси́телна (văprosítelna)point, mark, or sign
Catalan interrogatori
- interrogatoriact of interrogating or questioning
Chinese Mandarin 疑問 /疑问
- 疑問 /疑问 (yíwèn)act of interrogating or questioning
Czech výslech
- výslechact of interrogating or questioning
Danish afhøre, udspørge
- afhøreact of interrogating or questioning
- udspørgeact of interrogating or questioning
- forhøreact of interrogating or questioning
- afhøringquestion put; an inquiry
- udspørgningquestion put; an inquiry
- forhørquestion put; an inquiry
- spørgsmålstegnpoint, mark, or sign
Dutch verhoor, ondervraging
- verhooract of interrogating or questioning
- ondervragingact of interrogating or questioning
Esperanto priaŭskulto
- priaŭskultoact of interrogating or questioning
Estonian ülekuulamine
- ülekuulamineact of interrogating or questioning
Finnish kuulustelu
- kuulusteluact of interrogating or questioning
German Befragung, Vernehmung
- Befragungact of interrogating or questioning
- Vernehmungact of interrogating or questioning
- Verhöract of interrogating or questioning
- Fragezeichenpoint, mark, or sign
Hebrew חֲקִירָה
- חֲקִירָה (khakirá)act of interrogating or questioning
Hindi पूछताछ
- पूछताछ (pūchtāch)act of interrogating or questioning
Hungarian kihallgatás, vallatás
- kihallgatásact of interrogating or questioning
- vallatásact of interrogating or questioning
- kikérdezésquestion put; an inquiry
- tudakozódásquestion put; an inquiry
Indonesian interogasi, sudi siasat
- interogasiact of interrogating or questioning
- sudi siasatact of interrogating or questioning
- kompesact of interrogating or questioning
- penanyaanquestion put; an inquiry
Irish ceistiú, ceistiúchán
- ceistiúact of interrogating or questioning
- ceistiúchánact of interrogating or questioning
Italian interrogazione, interrogazione
- interrogazioneact of interrogating or questioning
- interrogazionequestion put; an inquiry
Japanese 尋問, 聴取
- 尋問 (jinmon)act of interrogating or questioning
- 聴取 (chōshu)act of interrogating or questioning
- 取り調べ (torishirabe)act of interrogating or questioning
Korean 심문, 개물음
- 심문 (simmun)act of interrogating or questioning
- 개물음 (gaemureum)act of interrogating or questioning
Latvian nopratināšana
- nopratināšanaact of interrogating or questioning
Lithuanian apklausa
- apklausaact of interrogating or questioning
Malay soal siasat
- soal siasatact of interrogating or questioning
Norwegian Bokmål forhør, avhør
- forhøract of interrogating or questioning
- avhøract of interrogating or questioning
Persian بازجویی, استنطاق
- بازجویی (bâzjuyi)act of interrogating or questioning
- استنطاق (estentâq)act of interrogating or questioning
- بازپرسی (bâzporsi)act of interrogating or questioning
Polish przesłuchanie, interrogacja
- przesłuchanieact of interrogating or questioning
- interrogacjaact of interrogating or questioning
- zapytaniequestion put; an inquiry
- badaniequestion put; an inquiry
- interrogacjaquestion put; an inquiry
- znak zapytaniapoint, mark, or sign
- pytajnikpoint, mark, or sign
Portuguese interrogatório, interrogação
- interrogatórioact of interrogating or questioning
- interrogaçãoquestion put; an inquiry
- interrogaçãopoint, mark, or sign
Romanian interogare
- interogareact of interrogating or questioning
Russian опро́с, допро́с
- опро́с (oprós)act of interrogating or questioning
- допро́с (doprós)act of interrogating or questioning
Slovak výsluch, vypočúvanie
- výsluchact of interrogating or questioning
- vypočúvanieact of interrogating or questioning
Spanish interrogatorio, interrogación
- interrogatorioact of interrogating or questioning
- interrogaciónquestion put; an inquiry
- signo de interrogaciónpoint, mark, or sign
Swedish förhör, utfrågning
- förhöract of interrogating or questioning
- utfrågningquestion put; an inquiry
Turkish sorgu, sorgulama
- sorguact of interrogating or questioning
- sorgulamaact of interrogating or questioning
- soru işaretipoint, mark, or sign
Ukrainian до́пит, о́пит
- до́пит (dópyt)act of interrogating or questioning
- о́пит (ópyt)act of interrogating or questioning
Vietnamese thẩm vấn
- thẩm vấnact of interrogating or questioning
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with interrogation
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APA
interrogation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interrogation
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“interrogation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interrogation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interrogation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interrogation.
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