what's meant by "call into question"?

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what's meant by "call into question"?

2006-12-05 11:01:32 · 4 answers · asked by ahmed S 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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If you CALL something INTO QUESTION, you express serious doubts about it, usually because you think it might be dishonest or immoral.

Example : The morality of government has frequently been called into question. His honesty was called into question.

2006-12-06 03:41:00 · answer #1 · answered by asok c 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋

It means to doubt the validity of something

2006-12-05 19:06:42 · answer #2 · answered by Sherry Baby ( Ethan's Mama ) 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It means that you have a doubt or doubts about a thing, so

you're testing it to see if it's right...

2006-12-05 19:08:07 · answer #3 · answered by comedycatalyst 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

it means an answer cant be trusted

2006-12-05 19:03:12 · answer #4 · answered by smilingontime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋