machination
noun
[ ˌmaʃɪˈneɪʃn ]
• a plot or scheme.
Similar:
schemes,
plotting,
plots,
intrigues,
conspiracies,
designs,
plans,
devices,
ploys,
ruses,
tricks,
wiles,
stratagems,
tactics,
manoeuvres,
manoeuvring,
contrivances,
expedients,
complots,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, or Latin machinatio-, from machinat- ‘contrived’ (see machinate).
