complot

[kom-plot, kuhm-plot]

noun

1. a plot involving several participants; conspiracy.

verb (used with or without object)

complotted, complotting 

1. to plot together; conspire.

complot

noun

1. a plot or conspiracy

verb

1. to plot together; conspire

Other Word Forms

• complotment noun
• complotter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of complot¹

1570–80; < Middle French; compare Old French complot dense crowd, accord, understanding, conspiracy, complote assembly (of troops); of obscure origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of complot¹

C16: from Old French, of unknown origin

Example Sentences

“We didn’t get the impression that they were lying, that they were misleading us, that they were complotting,” Bauer said.

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“We didn’t get the impression that they were lying, that they were misleading us, that they were complotting,” Bauer said.

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Henry Lopez insists that he has been the victim of "a complot".

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To what fell complot was I then exposed!

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"Hurrah for the great complot!" shouted Lemercier, opening his mouth for the first time.

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Related Words

• collaboration 
• collusion 
• connivance 
• guilt 
• involvement 
• manipulation