| NOUN | communication | interrogation, question, interrogative, interrogative sentence | a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply |
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| communication | interrogation | a transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder | |
| communication | interrogation, examination, interrogatory | formal systematic questioning | |
| communication | interrogation, question, inquiry, enquiry, query | an instance of questioning |
| Sounds | ihnteh.rahgey'shahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply. | |
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| Example | "he had trouble phrasing his interrogations" | |
| Synonyms | question, interrogative, interrogative sentence | |
| Narrower | cross-question | A question asked in cross-examination |
| leading question | A question phrased in such a way as to suggest the desired answer | |
| yes-no question | A question that can be answered by yes or no | |
| Broader | sentence | A string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language |
| Spanish | cuestión, interrogación, interrogante, oración interrogativa, pregunta | |
| Catalan | interrogació, oració interrogativa, pregunta, qüestió | |
| Verbs | interrogate | pose a series of questions to |
| Meaning | A transmission that will trigger an answering transmission from a transponder. | |
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| Broader | transmission | communication by means of transmitted signals |
| Spanish | interrogación | |
| Verbs | interrogate | transmit (a signal) for setting off an appropriate response, as in telecommunication |
| Meaning | formal systematic questioning. | |
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| Synonyms | examination, interrogatory | |
| Narrower | catechism | A series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views |
| cross-examination | (law) close questioning of a hostile witness in a court of law to discredit or throw a new light on the testimony already provided in direct examination | |
| debriefing | Report of a mission or task | |
| deposition | (law) a pretrial interrogation of a witness | |
| direct examination | (law) the initial questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness | |
| inquisition | A severe interrogation (often violating the rights or privacy of individuals) | |
| interview | The questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited) | |
| redirect examination, reexamination | (law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination | |
| third degree | interrogation often accompanied by torture to extort information or a confession | |
| Broader | questioning, inquiring | A request for information |
| Spanish | interrogatorio | |
| Catalan | interrogatori | |
| Verbs | interrogate | pose a series of questions to |
| Meaning | An instance of questioning. | |
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| Synonyms | question, inquiry, enquiry, query | |
| Broader | questioning, inquiring | A request for information |
| Opposite | answer | The speech act of replying to a question |
| Spanish | averiguación, consulta, cuestión, demanda, functor, indagación, interrogación, investigación, pregunta | |
| Catalan | consulta, demanda, pregunta, qüestió | |
| Verbs | interrogate | pose a series of questions to |
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