Machination — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌækᵻnˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌakɪnˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌakɪnˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /mˌækᵻnˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

intrigue

Word Forms

intrigue	verb	form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
machinate	verb	arrange by systematic planning and united effort

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Maschinerie

eine raffinierte und komplizierte Verschwörung, um Ihre (normalerweise finsteren) Ziele zu erreichen

🇪🇸Spanish

maquinación

un complot astuto y complicado para lograr sus fines (generalmente siniestros)

🇮🇹Italian

macchinazione

un complotto astuto e coinvolto per raggiungere i tuoi fini (di solito sinistri).

🇳🇱Dutch

machinatie

een sluw en betrokken complot om je (meestal sinistere) doeleinden te bereiken

🇵🇹Portuguese

maquinação

uma trama astuta e envolvente para atingir seus objetivos (geralmente sinistros)

🇷🇺Russian

махинации

хитрый и запутанный заговор для достижения ваших (обычно зловещих) целей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कुचक्र

अपने (आमतौर पर भयावह) लक्ष्य को प्राप्त करने के लिए एक चालाक और सम्मिलित साजिश

🇧🇩Bengali

কৌশল

আপনার (সাধারণত অশুভ) শেষ অর্জনের জন্য একটি ধূর্ত এবং জড়িত চক্রান্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

சூழ்ச்சி

உங்களின் (பொதுவாக தீய) முடிவை அடைவதற்கான தந்திரமான மற்றும் சம்பந்தப்பட்ட சதி

🇮🇳Telugu

కుతంత్రం

మీ (సాధారణంగా చెడు) లక్ష్యాలను సాధించడానికి ఒక జిత్తులమారి మరియు ప్రమేయం ఉన్న ప్లాట్లు

🇮🇳Marathi

कारस्थान

तुमचा (सामान्यत: भयंकर) शेवट साध्य करण्यासाठी एक धूर्त आणि गुंतलेला कट

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાવતરું

તમારા (સામાન્ય રીતે અશુભ) અંત હાંસલ કરવા માટે એક વિચક્ષણ અને સામેલ કાવતરું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕುತಂತ್ರ

ನಿಮ್ಮ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಕೆಟ್ಟ) ತುದಿಗಳನ್ನು ಸಾಧಿಸಲು ವಂಚಕ ಮತ್ತು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಕಥಾವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുതന്ത്രം

നിങ്ങളുടെ (സാധാരണയായി ദുഷിച്ച) ലക്ഷ്യങ്ങൾ കൈവരിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള തന്ത്രപരവും ഉൾപ്പെട്ടതുമായ ഒരു ഗൂഢാലോചന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਜ਼ਿਸ਼

ਤੁਹਾਡੇ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਭਿਆਨਕ) ਅੰਤ ਨੂੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਚਲਾਕ ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਸਾਜ਼ਿਸ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

چالاکی

اپنے (عام طور پر ناگوار) انجام کو حاصل کرنے کے لئے ایک چالاک اور ملوث سازش

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

诡计

一个狡猾而复杂的阴谋来实现你的（通常是险恶的）目的

🇯🇵Japanese

陰謀

あなたの（通常は邪悪な）目的を達成するための狡猾で複雑な陰謀

🇰🇷Korean

음모

당신의 (보통 불길한) 목적을 달성하기 위한 교활하고 연루된 음모

🇻🇳Vietnamese

âm mưu

một âm mưu xảo quyệt và có liên quan để đạt được mục đích (thường là nham hiểm) của bạn

🇹🇭Thai

เพทุบาย

แผนการที่มีเล่ห์เหลี่ยมและเกี่ยวข้องเพื่อให้บรรลุจุดจบของคุณ (โดยปกติจะน่ากลัว)

🇮🇩Indonesian

akal bulus

plot yang licik dan terlibat untuk mencapai tujuan Anda (yang biasanya jahat).

🇲🇾Malay

muslihat

plot yang licik dan terlibat untuk mencapai tujuan anda (biasanya jahat).

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مكائد

مؤامرة ماكرة ومتورطة لتحقيق أهدافك (الشريرة عادة).

🇮🇷Persian

ماشینکاری

نقشه ای حیله گر و درگیر برای رسیدن به اهداف (معمولا شوم) خود

🇹🇷Turkish

entrika

(genellikle uğursuz) amaçlarınıza ulaşmak için kurnaz ve karmaşık bir komplo

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַחְבּוּלָה

מזימה ערמומית ומעורבת להשגת מטרותיך (המרושעות בדרך כלל).

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The primary meaning of 'machination' is 'a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends'.

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