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Meaning of Machination | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

ˌmækɪˈneɪʃən

Definitions

A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes.
countable, in-plural, uncountable
The act of machinating or plotting.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية المكيدة

Bosanski интрига сплетка

Čeština machinace pleticha

Deutsch Machenschaft Rank

Ελληνικά δολοπλοκία μηχανορραφία πλεκτάνη σκευωρία

Español maquinación

Suomi masinointi

Français machination

Hrvatski интрига сплетка

Magyar machináció üzelmek

Íslenska ráðabrugg

Italiano complotto cospirazione intrigo macchinazione tiro mancino

日本語てのうち策動策謀

한국어 권모술수 책동

Latina machina machinamentum machinatio

Македонски интрига сплетка

Polski machinacja

Português maquinação

Русский интрига козни махинация происки

Српски интрига сплетка

Svenska ränker

Українська інтри́га махінація

Examples

“Machinations, hollowneſſe, treacherie, and all ruinous diſorders follow ⟳ vs diſquietly to our Graues.”

“He witnessed her palpitating bosom, the lifeless hues and disconsolate expression of her interesting countenance; yet, from the machinations of his evil passions, he would have ⟳ proceeded further, until, entirely overcome ⟳, he had seen her drop motionless in her chair, in order ⟳ that he might have ⟳ the luxury of supporting her within his arms, and of recalling her to a sense ⟳ of life and being.”

“PATRICK: The inner machinations of my mind ⟳ are an enigma.”

CEFR level

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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