Conspiracy: meaning in English

noun

A secret political clique or faction.

Usage examples:

A cabal of dissidents

noun

A small group of people who plan secretly to take action, especially political action

Usage examples:

He was assassinated by a cabal of aides within his own regime.

noun

A secret or underhand plan.

Usage examples:

There is a suspicion that staff may have been part of some sinister complot

noun

Fraud; deception.

Usage examples:

The sultaness gathers together a ‘covine’ or conspiracy to help bring death to her people.

noun

The action of deceiving someone.

Usage examples:

Obtaining property by deception

verb

Avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement.

Usage examples:

Marchers had to dodge missiles thrown by loyalists

noun

A sudden quick movement to avoid someone or something.

Usage examples:

A guard shot at me but with a quick dodge from my new agility i managed to avoid at it.

verb

A quick evasive movement

phrasal verb

Provide someone or something with the necessary equipment, clothes, or other items for a particular situation.

Usage examples:

The ship's been fitted up for fishing charters and sightseeing trips

phrasal verb

Incriminate someone by falsifying evidence against them.

Usage examples:

That was a really pathetic job of fitting someone up.

phrasal verb

To put furniture in a room or building

Usage examples:

We've fitted up the spare room as a nursery., of course she didn't do it - someone fitted her up.

noun

A situation in which someone is made to seem guilty of a crime although they have not committed it

Usage examples:

The organization protested that it was the victim of a politically motivated frame-up.

verb

Arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate.

Usage examples:

I was intrigued by your question

noun

The secret planning of something illicit or detrimental.

Usage examples:

The cabinet was a nest of intrigue

verb

To interest someone, often because of an unusual or unexpected quality

Usage examples:

I was intrigued by his slow, deliberate way of talking and the serious look in his eyes., she has w…

noun

A plot or scheme.

Usage examples:

But hollinghurst doesn't rely on tabloid-inspired plot machinations to keep the book's engine ticki…

noun

A detailed proposal for doing or achieving something.

Usage examples:

The un peace plan

verb

Decide on and make arrangements for in advance.

Usage examples:

They were planning a trip to egypt

verb

A series of steps to be carried out or goals to be achieved

noun

A plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.

Usage examples:

They have been jailed for their part in a plot to defraud a swiss bank

verb

Secretly make plans to carry out (an illegal or harmful action).

Usage examples:

The two men are serving sentences for plotting a bomb campaign

noun

A secret plan to do something that is wrong, harmful, or illegal

Usage examples:

The police discovered a plot to rob the bank., the novel has a complicated plot that is sometimes d…

noun

A cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one's own advantage.

Usage examples:

This was widely interpreted as a ploy to buy time in order to consolidate his position

noun

A bat with a round or oval frame strung with catgut, nylon, etc., used especially in tennis, badminton, and squash.

Usage examples:

A squash racket

verb

Make or move with a loud unpleasant noise.

Usage examples:

Trains racketed by

noun

An object consisting of a net fixed tightly to an oval frame with a long handle, used in various sports for hitting a ball

Usage examples:

A tennis/squash racket, who’s making such a racket?

noun

An action intended to deceive someone; a trick.

Usage examples:

Emma tried to think of a ruse to get paul out of the house

proper noun

An industrial city and the principal port of bulgaria, on the river danube; population 156,959 (2008). turkish during the middle ages, it was captured by russia in 1877 and ceded to bulgaria.

noun

A large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining a particular object or putting a particular idea into effect.

Usage examples:

The occupational sick pay scheme

verb

Make plans, especially in a devious way or with intent to do something illegal or wrong.

Usage examples:

Envious of their wealth, he schemed to bring about their downfall

noun

A plan for doing or organizing something

Usage examples:

The committee came up with a creative fundraising scheme., the yellow and white color scheme bright…

noun

A plan or scheme, especially one used to outwit an opponent or achieve an end.

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A series of devious stratagems

noun

A plan or trick to achieve something

Usage examples:

Barry devised several stratagems for escape.

noun

Deceit used in order to achieve one's goal.

Usage examples:

He had to use subterfuge and bluff on many occasions

noun

An action taken to hide something from someone

Usage examples:

[ u ] his excuse sounded more like subterfuge than a real reason.

noun

A cunning act or scheme intended to deceive or outwit someone.

Usage examples:

He's a double-dealer capable of any mean trick

verb

Cunningly deceive or outwit.

Usage examples:

Many people have been tricked by villains with false identity cards

adjective

Intended or used to deceive or mystify, or to create an illusion.

Usage examples:

A trick question