machination

[ mak-uh-ney-shuhn ]

/ ˌmæk əˈneɪ ʃən /

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noun

an act or instance of machinating.

Usually machinations. crafty schemes; plots; intrigues.

Origin of machination

1375–1425; late Middle English machinacion<Latin māchinātiōn- (stem of māchinātiō). See machinate, -ion

SYNONYMS FOR machination

2 stratagem, device.

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OTHER WORDS FROM machination

an·ti·mach·i·na·tion, adjective

Words nearby machination

Machida, machilid, Machilipatnam, machinable, machinate, machination, machine, machine bolt, machine code, machine finish, machine gun

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Example sentences from the Web for machination

All MacTaggart's anger rose against madame for her machination.
Doom Castle|Neil Munro
The characters of all these personages were unblemished and respectable, until this machination was detected.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.|Tobias Smollett
The protest of the church was of no avail to defeat the machination of demagogues.
A History of American Christianity|Leonard Woolsey Bacon
Never was frail and trembling mortal less prepared to encounter with machination, and to brave unheard of dangers.
Imogen|William Godwin

I should fear it was some machination of the Prince of —d——, who is determined on driving him from Venice.
The Ghost-Seer (or The Apparitionist), and Sport of Destiny|Friedrich Schiller

British Dictionary definitions for machination

machination

/ (ˌmækɪˈneɪʃən, ˌmæʃ-) /

noun

an intrigue, plot, or scheme

the act of devising plots or schemes

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单词	machination
释义	machination [ mak-uh-ney-shuhn ] / ˌmæk əˈneɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR machination ON THESAURUS.COM noun an act or instance of machinating. Usually machinations. crafty schemes; plots; intrigues. Origin of machination 1375–1425; late Middle English machinacion<Latin māchinātiōn- (stem of māchinātiō). See machinate, -ion SYNONYMS FOR machination 2 stratagem, device. SEE SYNONYMS FOR machination ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM machination an·ti·mach·i·na·tion, adjective Words nearby machination Machida, machilid, Machilipatnam, machinable, machinate, machination, machine, machine bolt, machine code, machine finish, machine gun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for machination All MacTaggart's anger rose against madame for her machination. Doom Castle\|Neil Munro The characters of all these personages were unblemished and respectable, until this machination was detected. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II.\|Tobias Smollett The protest of the church was of no avail to defeat the machination of demagogues. A History of American Christianity\|Leonard Woolsey Bacon Never was frail and trembling mortal less prepared to encounter with machination, and to brave unheard of dangers. Imogen\|William Godwin I should fear it was some machination of the Prince of —d——, who is determined on driving him from Venice. The Ghost-Seer (or The Apparitionist), and Sport of Destiny\|Friedrich Schiller British Dictionary definitions for machination machination / (ˌmækɪˈneɪʃən, ˌmæʃ-) / noun an intrigue, plot, or scheme the act of devising plots or schemes Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to machination stratagem, conspiracy, ploy, intrigue, ruse, dodge, cabal, sellout, practice, trick, design, artifice, device, scheme, skullduggery, dirty work, monkey business, song and dance, on the make
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machination

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Origin of machination

SYNONYMS FOR machination

OTHER WORDS FROM machination

Words nearby machination

Example sentences from the Web for machination

British Dictionary definitions for machination

noun

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