interrogation
nounUK /ɪnˌter.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
US /ɪnˌter.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
When someone asks you many questions for a long time.
The detective began the interrogation of the suspect.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A formal session of intense questioning by police or officials.
The interrogation lasted for several hours at the police station.
3. The act of asking a series of questions in a systematic way.
The teacher's interrogation of the class revealed who had done the homework.
4. In computing, a request for information from a database or system.
The program sent an interrogation to the server to check the user's status.