espionage
noun
[ ˈɛspɪənɑːʒ ]
• the practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information.
• "the camouflage and secrecy of espionage"
Similar:
spying,
undercover work,
cloak-and-dagger activities,
surveillance,
reconnaissance,
intelligence,
eavesdropping,
infiltration,
cyberespionage,
counter-espionage,
counter-intelligence,
ninjutsu,
bugging,
wiretapping,
recon,
Origin:
late 18th century: from French espionnage, from espionner ‘to spy’, from espion ‘a spy’.
