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   question

   /ˈkwɛstʃ(ə)n/

   noun

   • 1. a sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information: "we hope this leaflet has been helpful in answering your questions" Similar inquiryqueryinterrogationexaminationinformal:quizquizzingOpposite answerresponse
   • ▪ a doubt about the truth or validity of something: "there's no question that the company's true financial situation is different" Similar doubtdisputeargumentdebateuncertaintydubiousnesscontroversyreservationrare:dubietyOpposite certainty
   • ▪ the raising of a doubt about or objection to something: "Edward was the only one she obeyed without question"
   • 2. a matter requiring resolution or discussion: "the question of local government funding worried ministers"
   • ▪ a matter or concern depending on or involving a specified condition or thing: "it was not simply a question of age and hierarchy" Similar issuematterbusinessproblempoint at issuepointconcernsubjecttopicthemeitemcaseproposalpropositiondebateargumentdisputebone of contentioncontroversy

   verb

   • 1. ask (someone) questions, especially in an official context: "four men were being questioned about the killings" Similar interrogateask questions ofput questions tocross-examinecross-questionquizprobecanvasscatechizeinterviewdebriefsound outexaminegive the third degree toinformal:grillpump
   • ▪ feel or express doubt about; raise objections to: "members had questioned the cost of the scheme" Similar querycall in/into questiondoubtraise/entertain doubts aboutthrow doubt onhave/harbour/express suspicions aboutsuspectfeel uneasy abouthave/harbour/express reservations aboutchallengedisputecast aspersions onobject toraise objections to

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French question (noun), questionner (verb), from Latin quaestio(n-), from quaerere ‘ask, seek’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. questionless adjective

   Scrabble Points: 17

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   noun. uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something. “there is no question about the validity of the enterprise”. synonyms: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness. see more. verb. place in doubt or express doubtful speculation. synonyms: wonder. see more.