Spying

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

ˈspaɪ.ɪŋ

Definitions

espionage; the act of secretly gathering information

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

日本語窺見

العربيةالتجسس

8 more languages

Ελληνικάκατασκοπία

हिन्दीजासूसी सुराग़

Bahasa Indonesiaspionase

Latinaexploratio speculatio

සිංහලඔත්තුව

Svenskaspaning

Türkçeespiyonaj

Examples

“There are two ways in which the obsessive character of jealousy tends to exert itself: one is in the need ⟳ to know ⟳, the endless tests and investigations and spyings that are so characteristic of jealousy.”

CEFR level

C1

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

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See also

spyism spymania spymaster spymistress spyplane spyre

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