conspiration

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/ˌkɒnspɪˈɹeɪʃən/

noun

Agreement or concurrence for some end or purpose.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounconspiration (countable and uncountable, plural conspirations)

plural conspirations

  1. countableuncountableAgreement or concurrence for some end or purpose.
  2. countableuncountableA plot between two or more people against somebody's wishes; conspiracy.

Origin

  1. Latincōnspīrātiō, cōnspīrātiōnem
  2. Middle Frenchconspiration
  3. Middle Englishconspiracioun
  4. Englishconspiration

From Middle English conspiracioun, from Middle French conspiration, from Latin cōnspīrātiō, cōnspīrātiōnem. Doublet of conspiracy.

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APA

conspiration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conspiration

MLA

“conspiration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conspiration. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conspiration,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conspiration.

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