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connivance

/kəˈnaɪvəns/noun

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मिलीभगत, मौन सहमति

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    [U] ~ (with sb) | ~ (in sth)

    help in doing something wrong; the failure to stop something wrong from happening

    मिलीभगत, मौन सहमति

    • The theft happened with the connivance of a guard.
    • The illegal construction was possible only with the connivance of local officials.
    • The smuggling continued with the connivance of customs staff.
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    • Officials denied any connivance in the fraud.
    • The exam leak was impossible without the connivance of someone inside.
    • He was accused of connivance with the contractors.

    Synonyms collusion complicity conspiracy collaboration tacit consent

    Opposite opposition resistance prevention

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Keep the secret-help words together: connivance (allowing a wrong to happen), collusion (secret cooperation to cheat), complicity (involvement in a crime), conspiracy (a secret plan to do something harmful).

गुप्त सहयोग के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: connivance (गलत होने देना), collusion (धोखे के लिए गुप्त सहयोग), complicity (अपराध में संलिप्तता), conspiracy (हानिकारक काम की गुप्त योजना, षड्यंत्र)।

§Grammar and usage

With the connivance of sb; connive at sth (ignore something wrong).

'with the connivance of sb'; 'connive at sth' (गलत काम को अनदेखा करना)।

The adjective conniving means scheming.

Adjective conniving का अर्थ षड्यंत्रकारी है।