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Questioning vs Accusing - What's the difference?

questioning | accusing |

As nouns the difference between questioning and accusing

is that questioning is the action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry while accusing is accusation.

As adjectives the difference between questioning and accusing

is that questioning is characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt or wonder while accusing is accusatory.

As verbs the difference between questioning and accusing

is that questioning is while accusing is .

questioning

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
  • The act of challenging, wondering and doubting.
  • Interrogation

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • Characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt or wonder.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • accusing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Accusatory.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • accusation
  • * 1840 , Johnson Grant, Sketches in divinity (page 77)
    • What are these accusings and self-approbations, but a fearful looking-for of judgment, and a prophesying that verily there is a reward for the righteous — natural indications, in short, of a future state?