conspiracy
An agreement or arrangement between multiple parties to do something harmful, immoral…An agreement or arrangement between multiple parties to do something harmful, immoral or subversive; an instance of collusion.
» Some people see a conspiracy behind almost everything.
Meaning
9 senses(countable, uncountable)An agreement or arrangement between multiple parties to do something harmful, immoral or subversive; an instance of collusion.
An agreement or arrangement between multiple parties to do something harmful, immoral or subversive; an instance of collusion.
(countable, uncountable)An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
Verschwörung
сго́ворsgóvor, за́говорzágovor
змо́ваzmóva
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
(broadly, countable, uncountable)A secret agreement to do something.
(broadly, countable, uncountable)An agreement to work together to bring something about; an act or instance of conspiring.
(countable, proscribed, uncountable)A conspiracy theory; a hypothesis alleging conspiracy.
(collective, countable, rare, uncountable)A group of various animals.
A group of various animals.
(collective, countable, rare, uncountable)A flock of crows or ravens.
(collective, countable, rare, uncountable)A group of lemurs.
(countable, uncountable)A situation in which different phonological or grammatical rules lead to similar or related outcomes.
Verschwörung, Konspiration
за́говорzágovor, сго́ворsgóvor
змо́ваzmóva
Examples
121 sentencesSome people see a conspiracy behind almost everything.
It's all a conspiracy.
ruЭто всё заговор.
It's not a conspiracy.
ruЭто не заговор.
It isn't a conspiracy.
ruЭто не заговор.
He was charged with conspiracy.
deEr wurde der Verschwörung angeklagt.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English conspiracie, from Anglo-Norman conspiracie, from Latin cōnspīrātiō, frFrom Middle English conspiracie, from Anglo-Norman conspiracie, from Latin cōnspīrātiō, from conspire + -acy.
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Forms
plural: conspiracies| Singular | conspiracy |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot):cabal
- a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act:confederacy
- a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose:confederacy
Word family
26 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable