interrogation

nouncommon in dialogue

//ɪnˌteɹ.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən//

The act of interrogating or questioning; an examination by questions; an inquiry.

noun

1
The 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.
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
2
A question put; an inquiry.
3
datedA question mark.

Etymology

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.

Forms

plural: interrogations

interpreter · A person or thing that interprets the meaning of something…interrogate · To question or quiz, especially in a thorough or aggressive…interrogating · An instance of interrogating.

interrogation · The act of interrogating or questioning; an examination by questions; an inquiry.

interrupt · To disturb or halt (an ongoing process or action, or the…interruption · The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.intersect · To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide…

The neighbouring pages — Alphabetical order follows the rules of the language, not byte values: an accent decides only between two otherwise identical words, and Spanish files Ñ as a letter of its own.