intrigue
IPA: ɪntrˈig
noun
- A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.
- The plot of a play, poem or romance; the series of complications in which a writer involves their imaginary characters.
- Clandestine intercourse between persons; illicit intimacy; a liaison or affair.
verb
- (intransitive) To conceive or carry out a secret plan intended to harm; to form a plot or scheme.
- (transitive) To arouse the interest of; to fascinate.
- (intransitive) To have clandestine or illicit intercourse.
- (transitive) To fill with artifice and duplicity; to complicate.
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Examples of "intrigue" in Sentences
- It intrigued me, but did not startle me.
- The mystery of the corpse intrigues the family.
- The intrigues and dissensions tore them asunder.
- It was the Intrigue that was featured in the film.
- The play delighted the old and intrigued the young.
- It was curiosity and cultural intrigue that pulled me in.
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