interrogation

Pronunciation: /ɪnˌteɹ.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
  2. noun a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder
  3. noun formal systematic questioning

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

question, interrogative, interrogative sentence

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
sentence
Narrower (hyponyms)
leading question, cross-question, yes-no question

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