Complot — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌlɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪstˈɛndɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪstˈɛndɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈʌlɪt/.

Examples

They conspired to overthrow the government

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

machinate cabal conjure conspire

Parts of Speech

verb	engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together “They conspired to overthrow the government”

Word Forms

conspirative	adjective	relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators
conspirator	noun	a member of a conspiracy
conspiracy	noun	a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
cabal	noun	a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
machination	noun	a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
machinator	noun	a member of a conspiracy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Komplott

sich auf eine Verschwörung einlassen oder eine Verschwörung eingehen, gemeinsam schwören

🇮🇹Italian

complotto

impegnarsi in complotti o entrare in una cospirazione, giurare insieme

🇵🇹Portuguese

tramar

envolver-se em conspirar ou entrar em uma conspiração, jurar juntos

🇷🇺Russian

заговор

участвовать в заговоре или вступать в заговор, ругаться вместе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुचक्र

साजिश में शामिल हों या साजिश में शामिल हों, एक साथ कसम खाएं

🇮🇳Tamil

சதி

சதித்திட்டத்தில் ஈடுபடுங்கள் அல்லது சதித்திட்டத்தில் ஈடுபடுங்கள், ஒன்றாக சத்தியம் செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కుట్ర

కుట్రలో పాల్గొనండి లేదా కుట్రలోకి ప్రవేశించండి, కలిసి ప్రమాణం చేయండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોમ્પલોટ

કાવતરું ઘડવું અથવા કાવતરું ઘડવું, સાથે મળીને શપથ લેવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುತಂತ್ರ

ಪಿತೂರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಡಗಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪಿತೂರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸಿ, ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്ലോട്ട്

ഗൂഢാലോചനയിൽ ഏർപ്പെടുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഗൂഢാലോചനയിൽ ഏർപ്പെടുക, ഒരുമിച്ച് സത്യം ചെയ്യുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阴谋

搞阴谋，一起发誓

🇯🇵Japanese

陰謀を企てる

陰謀に参加したり陰謀に参加したり、誓いを立てたりする

🇰🇷Korean

공모하다

음모에 가담하거나 음모에 가담하다, 함께 맹세하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tính toán

tham gia vào âm mưu hoặc tham gia vào một âm mưu, cùng nhau thề thốt

🇹🇭Thai

คำชมเชย

ร่วมวางแผนหรือร่วมสมคบคิดสาบานร่วมกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

komplotan

terlibat dalam persekongkolan atau mengadakan persekongkolan, bersumpah bersama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مؤامرة

الانخراط في مؤامرة أو الدخول في مؤامرة، أقسم معا

🇮🇷Persian

جمع کردن

در توطئه شرکت کنید یا وارد یک توطئه شوید، با هم قسم بخورید

🇹🇷Turkish

komplo

komplo kurmak veya komploya girmek, birlikte yemin etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

קומפלט

לעסוק במזימות או להיכנס לקונספירציה, להישבע ביחד

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The primary meaning of 'complot' is 'engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together'.

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