intrigue

IPA: ɪntrˈig

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.

(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.

Examples of "intrigue" in Sentences

-: Corporate intrigue is usually harder to follow than journalism.
All intrigue comes from the impressive cast, not from the actual footage.
More interested in intrigue and the dark underbelly of the Imperium of Man?
[A] tale rich in intrigue and impressive historic detail with abundant wit and humor.
Patty and Una are right -- the intrigue is the fact that we see only enough of Kaleb to want more.
The topic of all this intrigue is the reorganization plan being put together by Superintendent Rudolph F. Crew.
The only intrigue is that the organization's best offensive prospect, Desmond Jennings, is a center fielder and is nearly ready for the majors.
The majority of the mystique and intrigue is thrown out the window in favor of surreal visual effects and a conspiracy theory I had trouble buying into.
That I saw evidence of what they call intrigue because he said that he had dalliances with other women but he never crossed the ultimate line but he had some physical contact.