scrutiny
pronunciation
How to pronounce scrutiny in British English:
UK [ˈskruːtəni]
How to pronounce scrutiny in American English:
US [ˈskruːtəni]
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- Noun:
- the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
- a prolonged intense look
Word Origin
- scrutiny (n.)
- early 15c., "a vote to choose someone to decide a question," from Late Latin scrutinium "a search, inquiry" (in Medieval Latin, "a mode of election by ballot"), from Latin scrutari "to examine, investigate, search," from PIE root *skreu- "to cut; cutting tool" (see shred (n.)). Meaning "close examination" first recorded c. 1600. Perhaps the original notion of the Latin word is "to search through trash," via scruta (plural) "trash, rags" ("shreds"); or the original sense might be "to cut into, scratch."
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Example
- 1. The plan is also attracting increased scrutiny at home .
- 2. Institutions long closed to public scrutiny are becoming more accountable .
- 3. A foreign ceo would be under intense scrutiny from day one .
- 4. This led to greater scrutiny of the dam .
- 5. Chinese exports are facing increasing scrutiny abroad .