Definition
The act or practice of secretly working together with others to do something wrong or dishonest.
Etymology
From 'connive' plus the suffix '-ery' (a practice or behavior), following the pattern of words like 'trickery' and 'treachery.' This formation became popular in English by the 17th century.
Kelly Says
While 'connivance' is the standard word, 'connivery' popped up as a colorful alternative that sounds more dramatic—it's like the difference between 'sneaking' and 'sneakery,' where the second just feels more mischievous.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሥራ ላይ ነበር
s-ira la-i ne-ber
ARالعربية
مؤامرة
mow-a-ma-ra
CACatalà
intriga
in-tri-ga
CSČeština
spiknutí
spik-nuti
DADansk
intrige
in-tri-ge
DEDeutsch
Verschwörung
ver-shwoe-rung
ELΕλληνικά
συνεργασία
soo-ner-gas-ee-a
ESEspañol
conspiración
kon-spi-ra-syon
FRFrançais
complot
kom-plo
HUMagyar
összeesküvés
ossze-es-kues
IDBahasa Indonesia
intrik
in-trik
ITItaliano
cospirazione
kon-spi-ra-syone
MSBahasa Melayu
intrik
in-trik
NLNederlands
intrige
in-tri-ge
NONorsk
intriger
in-tri-ger
PTPortuguês
intriga
in-tri-ga
RORomână
intrigă
in-tri-ga
RUРусский
заговор
za-go-var
SVSvenska
samvetslöshet
sam-vets-lo-she-t
SWKiswahili
intriga
in-tri-ga
THไทย
การสมคบคิด
gaan-sam-kop-kit
UKУкраїнська
спільництво
spil-nic-tvo
VITiếng Việt
mưu mô
moo-moo
ZUZU
umshayeli
um-sha-ye-li