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question the question

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To ask that a proposed question's presuppositions be explicitly justified, especially as a preliminary to answering it, for example a complex question or loaded question.

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6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kyseenalaistaa kysymys — to ask that a proposed question's presuppositions be explicitly justified
  • French: mettre en question la question — to ask that a proposed question's presuppositions be explicitly justified
  • French: remettre en question la question — to ask that a proposed question's presuppositions be explicitly justified
  • French: mettre en doute la question — to ask that a proposed question's presuppositions be explicitly justified
  • French: remettre en cause la question — to ask that a proposed question's presuppositions be explicitly justified
  • German: die Frage infrage stellen — to ask that a proposed question's presuppositions be explicitly justified