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Meanings of
machination
in English
Portuguese
intriga
Catalan
intriga
Spanish
intriga
Back to the meaning
Clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes.
intrigue
cabal
Portuguese
intriga
Synonyms
Examples for "
intrigue
"
intrigue
cabal
Examples for "
intrigue
"
1
The English in India were taking their first lessons in Oriental
intrigue
.
2
Audience members said the element of danger added to the show's
intrigue
.
3
Little plays with the
intrigue
in the audience; favours behind green hedges.
4
Things that would indeed
intrigue
you, Emperor, and no doubt soon will.
5
There was no spice of jeopardy in them; no preludes of
intrigue
.
1
I've never heard of anyone yet who has outsmarted a Mancini
cabal
.
2
Both Mary and Bill said this
cabal
thing of yours is hogwash.
3
I want to punish the cable
cabal
for taking all my money.
4
No, I want the names of every
cabal
member you know of.
5
Perhaps these men were part of a
cabal
that has broken down.
Usage of
machination
in English
1
But they were no match for the grim
machination
thrown against them.
2
Ages of
machination
...
'
He lifted his hands to gesture about the empty room.
3
After centuries of manipulation and
machination
,
the Dragon Court had won.
4
Honest and straightforward, what could he do against this far-reaching
machination
?
5
Not to any man I knew could the
machination
,
for a moment, be attributed.
6
The protest of the church was of no avail to defeat the
machination
of demagogues.
7
It was the day before yesterday, that I obtained the key of that dark
machination
.
8
She believes herself, like the daughters of Marshal Simon, the victim of an odious
machination
.
9
And if we would render ourselves proof against its
machination
,
we must remove our weaknesses.
10
All MacTaggart's anger rose against madame for her
machination
.
11
What abominable
machination
might she not expect from the villain who had deliberately dishonored Pascal?
12
These observations are not made in a corner; there is no low intrigue; no secret
machination
.
13
What far-reaching
machination
was he so laboriously evolving?
14
No longer will a man come to be dictator by force or oratory, propaganda, or political
machination
.
15
In a flash of panic, Crane wondered if it was all a diabolical
machination
of Brent Taber's.
16
By constant
machination
and intrigue the king's revenues have been so depleted that ordinary debts are troublesome.
Other examples for "machination"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
machination
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
odious machination
far-reaching machination
secret machination
abominable machination
constant machination
More collocations
Translations for
machination
Portuguese
intriga
conspiração
Catalan
intriga
Spanish
intriga
Machination
through the time