different between debriefing vs interrogation

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di??b?i?f??/
• Rhymes: -i?f??

Noun

debriefing (plural debriefings)

1. The act of debriefing, or the state of being debriefed.
2. The report of a mission or project, or the information so obtained.

Translations

Verb

debriefing

1. present participle of debrief

Anagrams

• defibering

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English debriefing.

Noun

debriefing f (plural debriefings)

1. debriefing; the act of debriefing, or the state of being debriefed.
2. debriefing; the report of a mission or project, or the information so obtained.

Related terms

• briefen, briefing
• debriefen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French interrogacion, from Latin interrog?ti?, from interrog?, from inter- (“between; among”) + rog? (“ask; request”). Equivalent to inter- + rogation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?te?.???e?.??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

interrogation (countable and uncountable, plural interrogations)

1. The act of interrogating or questioning; examination by questions; inquiry.
2. A question put; an inquiry.
3. (dated) A question mark.

Usage notes

• Generally used with the preposition under: "He is under interrogation about last night's events."

Related terms

• interrogate
• interrogative
• interrogator
• interrogatory
• rogation
• subrogation

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin interrog?ti?. Synchronically analysable as interroger +? -ation.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.t?.??.?a.sj??/

Noun

interrogation f (plural interrogations)

1. questioning, interrogation
2. (grammar) interrogative, question
3. (computing) query
4. examen, often unexpected

Derived terms

• point d'interrogation

Further reading

• “interrogation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).