machination

Etymology

Borrowed from French machination, or directly borrowed from Latin māchinātiōnem, from māchinor (“devise, invent”).

noun

  1. A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes.
    PATRICK: The inner machinations of my mind are an enigma. September 7, 2001, Walt Dohrn, Paul Tibbitt, Merriwether Williams, “The Secret Box”, in Spongebob Squarepants
  2. The act of machinating or plotting.

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