machination
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machination
- /ˌmækɪˈneɪʃən/
- /ˌmæʃɪˈneɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English machynacion, machynacyon, from Middle French machination and directly Latin māchinātiōnem, from māchinor (“devise, invent”). By surface analysis, machinate + -ion or machine + -ation.
noun machinations
- A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes. Machinations, hollowneſſe, treacherie, and all ruinous diſorders follow vs diſquietly to our Graues.
- The act of machinating or plotting.
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noun clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes
| Español | maquinación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 권모술수 gwonmosulsu |
| 日本語 | 策謀 sakubō, 策動 sakudō |
| 中文 | 奸計 jiānjì, 陰謀 /阴谋 yīnmóu, 詭計 /诡计 guǐjì, 暗算 ànsuàn |
| Português | maquinação |
| Français | machination |
| Deutsch | Machenschaft |
| Italiano | macchinazione, complotto, intrigo, cospirazione, tiro mancino |
| Ελληνικά | δολοπλοκία doloplokía, μηχανορραφία michanorrafía, σκευωρία skevoría, πλεκτάνη plektáni |
| Русский | махина́ция maxinácija, интри́га intríga |
noun act of machinating
| Español | maquinación |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 奸計 jiānjì, 陰謀 /阴谋 yīnmóu, 詭計 /诡计 guǐjì, 暗算 ànsuàn |
| Português | maquinação |
| Italiano | macchinazione, complotto |
| Русский | махина́ция maxinácija, ко́зни kózni, про́иски próiski |
Talk about this word "machination." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/machination. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. machination. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/machination "machination." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/machination.Cite this
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title = {machination},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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