🇬🇧 Interrogation meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

“Interrogation” is when someone is questioned very seriously for a long time so that another person can find out the truth or important information. It isn’t like a quick, friendly chat. In an interrogation, the questions can be very strict, repeated many times, and can feel scary or stressful for the person answering. In real life, interrogations are often done by police or soldiers. Sadly, in some places, people may even use threats or violence during an interrogation, which is unfair and wrong.

My alarm clock started a harsh 6 a.m. interrogation: “Why are you still in bed? Explain yourself!”

The cookie crumbs on my face led to a strict kitchen-table interrogation by my suspicious little brother.

My baby sister began an interrogation about my candy: “What’s that? Can I have it? Why not? Why? WHY?”

The principal’s interrogation about the glitter explosion ended when everyone agreed it was probably the art teacher’s fault.

Real police interrogations are usually recorded and must follow rules to protect people’s rights—unlike my mom’s dramatic interrogations about who left socks on the ceiling.

A small boy sat shaking under a lamp as police began an interrogation. The interrogation felt like a wave of cold questions. Each new question from the officer made the interrogation longer, harsher and louder. Even the clock watched the interrogation. After an hour the officer smiled, ended the interrogation, and the boy slowly breathed out.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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