Machination
[,mæʃɪ'neɪʃn] or [ˌmækəˈneʃən,ˌmæʃ-]
Definition
(n.) The act of machinating.
(n.) That which is devised; a device; a hostile or treacherous scheme; an artful design or plot.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Plot, complot, conspiracy, intrigue, cabal, stratagem, trick.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Contrivance, plot, intrigue, conspiracy, stratagem, artful_scheme, design
ANT:Detection, counteraction, overthrow, baffling_defeat, exposure, defiance,challenge, conflict, competition
Typist: Nelda
Unserious Contents or Definition
n. The method employed by one's opponents in baffling one's open and honorable efforts to do the right thing.
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Examples
- Not to any man I knew could the machination, for a moment, be attributed. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- It was his machinations that caused you to misjudge me, as I misjudged you. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- He would analyze his own machinations: elaborately contrive plots, and forthwith indulge in explanatory boasts of their skill. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- William, Justine, and Clerval, had died through my infernal machinations; And whose death, cried I, is to finish the tragedy? Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- This attack was directed against Raymond and his machinations for the restoration of the monarchy. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- I am the assassin of those most innocent victims; they died by my machinations. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- I gasped for breath; and, throwing myself on the body, I exclaimed, Have my murderous machinations deprived you also, my dearest Henry, of life? Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
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