🤔Machination (ma-ke-nei-shon)

noun
/ˌmæk.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
maquinación; intriga; (maquinacion; intriga;)

Meaning

a clever scheme or artful plot, usually with evil intent; crafty designing or plotting
a secret plan or scheme intended to accomplish something, especially something evil
Traducción del significado
un esquema astuto o una trama ingeniosa, generalmente con mala intención; diseño o trama astuta
un esquema astuto o una trama ingeniosa, generalmente con mala intencion; diseno o trama astuta

Oraciones de ejemplo

The villain's machinations were finally exposed.

Las maquinaciones del villano finalmente fueron expuestas.
Las maquinaciones del villano finalmente fueron expuestas.

The detective uncovered the villain's machination.

El detective descubrió la maquinación del villano.
El detective descubrió la maquinación del villano.

Synonyms

plotting, scheming, conspiracy, intrigue, scheme, plot
Entrada 1
plotting, scheming, conspiracy, intrigue
Entrada 2
scheme, plot, conspiracy, intrigue

Antonyms

honesty, straightforwardness, openness
Entrada 1
honesty, straightforwardness, openness
Entrada 2
honesty, openness

Colocaciones

evil machinations, political machinations, secret machinations, political machination, evil machination, secret machination
Entrada 1
evil machinations, political machinations, secret machinations
Entrada 2
political machination, evil machination, secret machination

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