interrogation
noun/ɪnˌterəˈɡeɪʃn/
/ɪnˌterəˈɡeɪʃn/
[uncountable, countable]- the act of asking somebody a lot of questions over a long period of time, especially in an aggressive way
- under interrogation He confessed after four days under interrogation.
- She hated her parents' endless interrogations about where she'd been.
Synonyms interviewinterviewinterrogation ▪ audience ▪ consultationThese are all words for a meeting or occasion when somebody is asked for information, opinions or advice.interview a formal meeting at which somebody is asked questions, for example, to see if they are suitable for a particular job or course of study, or in order to find out their opinions about something:- a job interview
- He confessed after four days under interrogation.
- The Pope granted her a private audience.
- an in-depth interview/consultation
- a police interview/interrogation
- to have/request a(n) interview/audience/consultation with somebody
- to give/grant somebody a(n) interview/audience/consultation
- to carry out/conduct an interview/interrogation
- (specialist) the process of obtaining information from a computer or other machine
- the interrogation of raw data
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