reverse question

noun

A question in a television interview that was actually recorded after the interview took place, and is presented as a cutaway scene. The technique is commonly used where only one camera was present at the interview, as a way of creating the appearance of multiple camera angles and showing a scene of the interviewer asking the question, rather than the interviewee listening to the question.

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Meanings

nounreverse question (plural reverse questions)

plural reverse questions

  1. A question in a television interview that was actually recorded after the interview took place, and is presented as a cutaway scene. The technique is commonly used where only one camera was present at the interview, as a way of creating the appearance of multiple camera angles and showing a scene of the interviewer asking the question, rather than the interviewee listening to the question.
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APA

reverse question. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20question

MLA

“reverse question.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20question. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reverse question,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20question.

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