Found 3 items, similar to machination.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: machination
akal bulus, akal-akalan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: machination
machination
n : a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually
sinister) ends [syn:
intrigue]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Machination
Machination
\Mach`i*na"tion\, n. [L. machinatio: cf. F.
machination.]
1. The act of machinating. --Shak.
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2. That which is devised; a device; a hostile or treacherous
scheme; an artful design or plot.
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Devilish machinations come to naught. --Milton.
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His ingenious machinations had failed. --Macaulay.
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