Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to affect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem; the practice of engaging in hidden schemes.

    His betrayal was the beginning of a complex intrigue intended to give him control of the company.

    Intrige

    интри́гаintríga

    інтри́гаintrýha

  2. A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to affect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem; the practice of engaging in hidden schemes.

    (countable, uncountable)Clandestine intercourse between persons; illicit intimacy; a liaison or affair.

    I suspect Suzanne and her mysterious friend of being involved in an intrigue.

    a clandestine love affair

  3. (countable, uncountable)The plot of a play, poem or romance; the series of complications in which a writer involves their imaginary characters.

    The story's intrigue was boring and reminiscent of a thousand better movies.

    сюже́тsjužét, фа́булаfábula

  4. (countable, uncountable)A desire to understand something; interest or fascination.

    Your idea has aroused my intrigue.

Examples

197 sentences
  1. Tom was intrigued by the idea.

    Том був заінтригований ідеєю. — sonrbfaq

    ruТом был заинтригован идеей. — sonrbfaq

  2. I know that Tom is intrigued.

    Я знаю, що Том заінтригований. — deniko

    ruЯ знаю, что Том заинтригован. — odexed

  3. Tom and Mary are intrigued.

    Том та Мері заінтриговані. — deniko

  4. Tom is more than intrigued.

    Том більше ніж заінтригований. — deniko

  5. That is intriguing.

    Це інтригує. — deniko

    ruЭто интересно. — Ann74

    deDas macht neugierig. — MUIRIEL

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
plot or scheme:
Русский
By meaning 2
plot or scheme:
the plot of a play:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
plot or scheme:

Origin

Borrowed from French intrigue, from Italian intricare, from Latin intrīcō (“to entangle, p

Borrowed from French intrigue, from Italian intricare, from Latin intrīcō (“to entangle, perplex, embarrass”). Doublet of intricate.

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Forms

plural: intrigues
Singularintrigue
Pluralintrigues

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends:machination

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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