Meaning
inquisition
- harsh, intrusive interrogation or investigation
- (historical, usually capitalized) the Inquisition in the Catholic Church
In a sentence
Smettetela con tutte queste domande, non siamo a un'inquisizione!
Stop with all these questions; we're not at an inquisition!
Il colloquio di lavoro gli è sembrato una vera e propria inquisizione.
The job interview felt to him like a real inquisition.
Durante l'Inquisizione molti testi scientifici vennero censurati o distrutti.
During the Inquisition, many scientific texts were censored or destroyed.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| inquisizione | feminine · singular |
| inquisizioni | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Often used figuratively to complain about aggressive or relentless questioning.
- Always feminine like other words ending in '-zione'.