conspiration
English
Etymology
From Middle English conspiracioun, from Middle French conspiration, from Latin cōnspīrātiō, cōnspīrātiōnem. Doublet of conspiracy.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkɒnspɪˈɹeɪʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
conspiration (countable and uncountable, plural conspirations)
- Agreement or concurrence for some end or purpose.
- A plot between two or more people against somebody's wishes; conspiracy.
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cōnspīrātiōnem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔ̃s.pi.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
Audio: (file)
Noun
conspiration f (plural conspirations)
- conspiracy (act of working in secret to obtain some goal)
Related terms
- conspirateur
- conspiratif
- conspiratoire
- conspirer
Further reading
- “conspiration”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.