interrogation
noun/ɪnˌteɹ.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
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.
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.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 136:
- 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 verb2021 October 5, Gessica Puccini, “Lang Belta: the Belter language from SYFY/Amazon’s The Expanse”, in Lingoblog:
2
A question put; an inquiry.
3
Dated A question mark.
- Derived terms
- counterinterrogation, cross-interrogation, enhanced interrogation, enhanced interrogation technique, interrogational, interrogation mark, interrogation-point, interrogation point, mark of interrogation, note of interrogation, overinterrogation, reinterrogation
- Related terms
- interrogate, interrogative, interrogator, interrogatory, rogation, subrogation