Definition
Secret cooperation in wrongdoing; willful blindness to or tacit encouragement of improper behavior. Implies deliberate overlooking of something that should be stopped.
Etymology
From Latin 'connivere' meaning 'to close the eyes, wink,' from 'con-' (together) and 'nivere' (to wink). The sense evolved from literally winking at something to figuratively ignoring wrongdoing.
Kelly Says
Think of someone literally winking while looking the other way - that's connivance! The 'wink' connection helps you remember it's about deliberately ignoring bad behavior, not just being unaware.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ተስማሚነት
teh-smah-mee-neh-t
ARالعربية
مشاركة
mush-tah-rah-kah
BNবাংলা
সহযোগ
shoh-yoh-goh
CACatalà
complicitat
kohm-plee-see-tah-t
CSČeština
spolupráce
spoh-loo-prah-tseh
DADansk
meddelagtighed
meh-deh-lahg-tee-hed
DEDeutsch
Billigung
bee-lee-gung
ELΕλληνικά
συμπράτηση
seem-prah-tee-see
ESEspañol
complicidad
kohm-plee-see-dahd
FAفارسی
همکاری
ham-kah-ree
FISuomi
osallisuus
oh-sah-lee-soo
FRFrançais
complicité
kohm-plee-see-tay
HAHA
hadin kai
hah-deen kah-ee
HEעברית
שיתוף פעולה
shee-toof peh-oo-lah
HUMagyar
cinkosság
tseen-koh-shahg
IDBahasa Indonesia
keterlibatan
keh-teh-ree-bah-tahn
ITItaliano
complicità
kohm-plee-chee-tah
KKKK
белсенділік
beh-lseh-nee-dee-leek
KMKM
ការចូលរួម
kah-rah chool ruem
MRMR
सहकार्य
sah-kah-ryah
MSBahasa Melayu
satu fikiran
sah-too fee-krah
MYမြန်မာ
ပူးပေါင်းဆောင်ရွက်ခြင်း
poo-pahng-sahng-shwahng-ywet-chin
NLNederlands
medeplichtigheid
meh-deh-plee-khig-hayd
NONorsk
medvirkning
mehd-veer-king
PAPA
ਸਹਿਯੋਗ
sah-hee-yoh-g
PLPolski
współudział
vspoh-oo-jahd
PTPortuguês
cumplicidade
koom-plee-see-dahd
RORomână
complicitate
kohm-plee-see-tah-tay
RUРусский
соглашательство
sah-glah-shah-tel-stvoh
SVSvenska
medgärning
mehd-yehr-ning
SWKiswahili
ushirikiano
oo-shee-ree-kah-noh
TAதமிழ்
இணைந்து செயல்படுதல்
ee-nay-nthu seh-yahl-pah-thoo-thal
TEతెలుగు
సహకారం
sah-hah-kah-ram
THไทย
การสมรู้ร่วมคิด
gahn som roo ruam kit
TLTL
pakikipagsabwatan
pah-kee-pahg-sahb-wah-tahn
TRTürkçe
suç ortaklığı
sooch or-tahk-luh
UKУкраїнська
співучасть
spiv-oo-chahst
VITiếng Việt
sự thông đồng
soo thohng dohng
YOYO
ìgbéyàwó
ee-geh-bah-yah-woh
ZUZU
ukwesekwa
oo-kweh-seh-kwah