Conspiracy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈæmbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kənspˈɪɹəsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənspˈɪɹəsi/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹˈæmbəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

confederacy cabal

Word Forms

conspiratorial	adjective	relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators
conspire	verb	act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
cabal	verb	engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verschwörung

eine geheime Vereinbarung zwischen zwei oder mehr Personen zur Begehung einer rechtswidrigen Handlung

🇫🇷French

conspiration

un accord secret entre deux ou plusieurs personnes pour accomplir un acte illégal

🇪🇸Spanish

conspiración

un acuerdo secreto entre dos o más personas para realizar un acto ilegal

🇮🇹Italian

cospirazione

un accordo segreto tra due o più persone per compiere un atto illecito

🇳🇱Dutch

complot

een geheime afspraak tussen twee of meer personen om een onrechtmatige daad te verrichten

🇵🇹Portuguese

conspiração

um acordo secreto entre duas ou mais pessoas para realizar um ato ilegal

🇷🇺Russian

заговор

тайное соглашение между двумя или более людьми о совершении противоправного действия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

षड़यंत्र

किसी गैरकानूनी कार्य को करने के लिए दो या दो से अधिक लोगों के बीच हुआ गुप्त समझौता

🇧🇩Bengali

ষড়যন্ত্র

বেআইনি কাজ করার জন্য দুই বা ততোধিক লোকের মধ্যে একটি গোপন চুক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

சதி

சட்டவிரோத செயலைச் செய்ய இரண்டு அல்லது அதற்கு மேற்பட்ட நபர்களுக்கு இடையே ஒரு இரகசிய ஒப்பந்தம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కుట్ర

చట్టవిరుద్ధమైన చర్య చేయడానికి ఇద్దరు లేదా అంతకంటే ఎక్కువ మంది వ్యక్తుల మధ్య రహస్య ఒప్పందం

🇮🇳Marathi

कट

बेकायदेशीर कृत्य करण्यासाठी दोन किंवा अधिक लोकांमधील गुप्त करार

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાવતરું

ગેરકાયદેસર કૃત્ય કરવા માટે બે અથવા વધુ લોકો વચ્ચે ગુપ્ત કરાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಿತೂರಿ

ಕಾನೂನುಬಾಹಿರ ಕೃತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಲು ಇಬ್ಬರು ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಜನರ ನಡುವಿನ ರಹಸ್ಯ ಒಪ್ಪಂದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗൂഢാലോചന

നിയമവിരുദ്ധമായ ഒരു പ്രവൃത്തി ചെയ്യാൻ രണ്ടോ അതിലധികമോ ആളുകൾ തമ്മിലുള്ള രഹസ്യ കരാർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਜ਼ਿਸ਼

ਗੈਰ-ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਦੋ ਜਾਂ ਦੋ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਗੁਪਤ ਸਮਝੌਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سازش

دو یا دو سے زیادہ لوگوں کے درمیان غیر قانونی کام کرنے کا خفیہ معاہدہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

阴谋

两人或多人之间达成的一项非法行为的秘密协议

🇯🇵Japanese

陰謀

不法行為を行うための二人以上の人の間での秘密協定

🇰🇷Korean

음모

불법적인 행위를 수행하기 위해 둘 이상의 사람 사이에 비밀 계약을 맺는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

âm mưu

một thỏa thuận bí mật giữa hai hoặc nhiều người để thực hiện một hành vi trái pháp luật

🇹🇭Thai

การสมรู้ร่วมคิด

ข้อตกลงลับระหว่างบุคคลตั้งแต่สองคนขึ้นไปในการดำเนินการที่ผิดกฎหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

konspirasi

perjanjian rahasia antara dua orang atau lebih untuk melakukan suatu perbuatan melawan hukum

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsasabwatan

isang lihim na kasunduan sa pagitan ng dalawa o higit pang mga tao na magsagawa ng labag sa batas na gawain

🇲🇾Malay

konspirasi

perjanjian rahsia antara dua orang atau lebih untuk melakukan perbuatan yang menyalahi undang-undang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مؤامرة

اتفاق سري بين شخصين أو أكثر للقيام بعمل غير قانوني

🇮🇷Persian

توطئه

توافق پنهانی بین دو یا چند نفر برای انجام یک عمل غیرقانونی

🇹🇷Turkish

komplo

yasa dışı bir eylem gerçekleştirmek üzere iki veya daha fazla kişi arasında yapılan gizli bir anlaşma

🇮🇱Hebrew

קֶשֶׁר

הסכם סודי בין שני אנשים או יותר לביצוע מעשה בלתי חוקי

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