MACHINATION

intrigue, machination

(noun) a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

machination (countable and uncountable, plural machinations)

A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes.

The act of machinating or plotting.

Source: Wiktionary

Mach`i*na"tion, n. Etym: [L. machinatio: cf. F. machination.]

1. The act of machinating. Shak.

2. That which is devised; a device; a hostile or treacherous scheme; an artful design or plot. Devilish machinations come to naught. Milton. His ingenious machinations had failed. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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