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INTR-eeg/ˈɪntriːɡ/

Intrigue (/ˈɪntriːɡ/) is secret plotting; the verb (/ɪnˈtriːɡ/) means to interest someone a great deal: political intrigue, intrigue the reader. Plot is everyday; a corridor scheme is not an ethics minute.

Meaning

Secret plotting; also (verb /ɪnˈtriːɡ/) to interest someone a great deal.

Examples

• “Corridor intrigue is not an ethics minute.”
• “Plot is everyday. Fascinate is the verb twin. A corridor is talk. A minute is a file. Sign the paper; then gossip if you still must.”

Good to know

Secret plotting (verb: fascinate). Everyday: plot. A corridor ≠ a minute.

Near in meaning

plot

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