english
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noun
secret or underhanded schemes:
Intrigue can destroy confidence.
verb
aroused interest and curiosity:
We are intrigued at how they managed to do that.
Simple Definitions
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noun ADJ. international, political | court a tale of treachery and court intrigue VERB + INTRIGUE carry on, engage in PREP. ~ against The prime minister engaged in political intrigues against the king. PHRASES a web of intrigue
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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Phrase(s): intrigue (with someone) (against someone)
to conspire with someone against someone. • You are guilty of intriguing with an enemy against the government. • I did not intrigue against anyone.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs