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Questioning

noun/kwˈɛstʃənɪŋ/
Definition
a request for information
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kwˈɛstʃənɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/kwˈɛstʃənɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kwˈɛstʃənɪŋ/
3 syllables Say it as /kwˈɛstʃənɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna request for information
verbchallenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
“We must question your judgment in this matter”
verbpose a series of questions to
“The suspect was questioned by the police”
verbpose a question
verbconduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
verbplace in doubt or express doubtful speculation
“I wonder whether this was the right thing to do”
adjectiveperplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
“he had a quizzical expression”
adjectivemarked by or given to doubt
“a skeptical attitude”
adjectiveshowing curiosity
“if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive”
Word Forms
questionverbpose a series of questions to
inquireverbconduct an inquiry or investigation of
questionnoununcertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
interrogativeadjectiverelating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation
interrogatoryadjectiverelating to the use of or having the nature of an interrogation
interrogationnounan instance of questioning
interrogatornouna questioner who is excessively harsh
questioningnouna request for information
questionernounsomeone who asks a question
queriernounsomeone who asks a question
querynounan instance of questioning
interviewnounthe questioning of a person (or a conversation in which information is elicited); often conducted by journalists
intervieweenouna person who is interviewed
interviewernouna person who conducts an interview
skepticnounsomeone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
skepticismnounthe disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
scepticismnounthe disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
scepticnounsomeone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
inquisitivenessnouna state of active curiosity
speculateverbreflect deeply on a subject
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Befragung
eine Informationsanfrage
🇫🇷French
interrogatoire
une demande d'information
🇪🇸Spanish
interrogatorio
una solicitud de información
🇮🇹Italian
interrogatorio
una richiesta di informazioni
🇳🇱Dutch
ondervragen
een verzoek om informatie
🇵🇹Portuguese
questionando
um pedido de informação
🇷🇺Russian
допрос
запрос информации
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पूछताछ
जानकारी के लिए एक अनुरोध
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রশ্ন করা
তথ্যের জন্য একটি অনুরোধ
🇮🇳Tamil
கேள்வி கேட்கிறது
தகவலுக்கான கோரிக்கை
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రశ్నించడం
సమాచారం కోసం అభ్యర్థన
🇮🇳Marathi
प्रश्न
माहितीसाठी विनंती
🇮🇳Gujarati
પ્રશ્ન
માહિતી માટે વિનંતી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ
ಮಾಹಿತಿಗಾಗಿ ವಿನಂತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചോദ്യം ചെയ്യുന്നു
വിവരങ്ങൾക്കായുള്ള ഒരു അഭ്യർത്ഥന
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਵਾਲ
ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਬੇਨਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
سوال کرنا
معلومات کی درخواست
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
质疑
索取信息的请求
🇯🇵Japanese
質問する
情報の要求
🇰🇷Korean
질문
정보 요청
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tra hỏi
một yêu cầu thông tin
🇹🇭Thai
การตั้งคำถาม
การขอข้อมูล
🇮🇩Indonesian
mempertanyakan
permintaan informasi
🇵🇭Filipino
pagtatanong
isang kahilingan para sa impormasyon
🇲🇾Malay
menyoal
permintaan untuk mendapatkan maklumat
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
استجواب
طلب للحصول على المعلومات
🇮🇷Persian
سوال کردن
درخواست اطلاعات
🇹🇷Turkish
sorgulama
bilgi talebi
🇮🇱Hebrew
תִשׁאוּל
בקשה למידע
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'questioning'?
The primary meaning of 'questioning' is 'a request for information'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'questioning' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'questioning' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'questioning' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'questioning' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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