conspiracy
/kənˈspɪrəsi/noun
उच्चारण कन्स्पिरसी
षड्यंत्र, साज़िश
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a secret plan by a group of people to do something harmful or illegal
षड्यंत्र, साज़िश
- a conspiracy to murder
- They were found guilty of conspiracy.
- Police uncovered a conspiracy to rob the bank.
+ 2 more examples
- Three men were charged with conspiracy to commit fraud.
- The film is about a conspiracy at the highest level of the company.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
conspiracy to + infinitive / of + noun
Conspiracy to do something names the aim; conspiracy of silence names a shared secret.
'Conspiracy to' उद्देश्य बताता है; 'conspiracy of silence' साझा गोपनीयता का नाम है।
- He was arrested for conspiracy to commit fraud.
- There was a conspiracy of silence about the scandal.
conspiracy + against + sb
Against names the person or government that the plot targets.
'Against' उस व्यक्ति या सरकार का नाम बताता है जिसके विरुद्ध षड्यंत्र हो।
- The men were charged with a conspiracy against the state.
conspire + with sb + to / against
The verb conspire takes with for partners, and to or against for the aim.
Verb 'conspire' में साथियों के लिए 'with' और उद्देश्य के लिए 'to' या 'against' आता है।
- They conspired to cheat in the exam.
conspiracy theory
A conspiracy theory is an unproved belief that a secret group is responsible for an event.
'Conspiracy theory' वह अप्रमाणित धारणा है कि किसी घटना के पीछे कोई गुप्त समूह है।
- Do not believe every conspiracy theory on the internet.
conspiracy (countable / uncountable)
A conspiracy is a countable plot; in law, conspiracy as a crime can be uncountable.
'A conspiracy' countable षड्यंत्र है; कानून में अपराध के रूप में 'conspiracy' uncountable भी हो सकता है।
- Police uncovered a conspiracy to rob the bank.
+Collocations 4
adjective + conspiracy
secretcriminalvastallegedpolitical
- The court heard evidence of a criminal conspiracy.
verb + conspiracy
uncoverexposehatchjoindeny
- Journalists exposed a conspiracy to hide the truth.
conspiracy + noun
theorytheoristchargecasetrial
- He faced a conspiracy charge in the High Court.
conspiracy + of
of silenceof rulersof friendsof officials
- A conspiracy of silence protected the officials.
“More examples 5
- The king's ministers hatched a conspiracy to remove him from the throne.
राजा के मंत्रियों ने उन्हें गद्दी से हटाने का षड्यंत्र रचा।
- The film is about a conspiracy to steal the town's water.
फ़िल्म शहर का पानी चुराने के षड्यंत्र के बारे में है।
- Radhika laughed at the conspiracy theory that exams are fixed.
राधिका परीक्षाओं के तय होने वाले षड्यंत्र-सिद्धांत पर हँस पड़ी।
- Three men were arrested on charges of conspiracy.
तीन लोगों को षड्यंत्र के आरोप में गिरफ़्तार किया गया।
- There was a conspiracy among the clerks to delay the file.
क्लर्कों के बीच फ़ाइल को रोके रखने की साज़िश थी।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ They did a conspiracy against the minister.
✓ They hatched a conspiracy against the minister.
The natural verbs with conspiracy are hatch, plan or form; do is not used.
'Conspiracy' के साथ स्वाभाविक verbs 'hatch', 'plan' या 'form' हैं; 'do' नहीं।
✗ They conspired for killing the leader.
✓ They conspired to kill the leader.
After conspire, use to plus the base verb for the aim.
'Conspire' के बाद उद्देश्य के लिए 'to' और base verb आता है।
✗ A conspiracy was made on him.
✓ A conspiracy was made against him.
A plot is made against a person, not on.
किसी व्यक्ति के विरुद्ध षड्यंत्र 'against' से कहा जाता है, 'on' से नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
All three refer to secret planning, but they differ in size and seriousness.
तीनों गुप्त योजना बनाने को बताते हैं, पर उनके आकार और गंभीरता में अंतर है।
A secret plan by a group to do something harmful or illegal.
किसी समूह द्वारा हानिकारक या अवैध काम के लिए बनाई गई गुप्त योजना।
- They were jailed for conspiracy to rob a bank.
A secret plan, often to harm; also the storyline of a book.
प्रायः हानि पहुँचाने की गुप्त योजना; साथ ही किसी पुस्तक की कथावस्तु।
- The plot to blow up the bridge failed.
A plan, which may be fair or sly; in a bad sense, a clever dishonest plan.
योजना, जो उचित या चालाक हो सकती है; बुरे अर्थ में चतुर बेईमान योजना।
- He ran a scheme to cheat farmers.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
con·spir·a·cy
With -spi- and -acy (not 'conspiracey' or 'consperacy').
बीच में -spi- और अंत में -acy ('conspiracey' या 'consperacy' गलत है)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Conspiracy theory (a belief that a secret group is behind an event), criminal conspiracy, a conspiracy of silence.
Collocations: conspiracy theory (यह विश्वास कि किसी घटना के पीछे गुप्त समूह है), criminal conspiracy, a conspiracy of silence।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
A secret plan to do something illegal is a conspiracy or plot; a person who takes part in one a conspirator; a secret plan to overthrow a government a coup or putsch.
गैरकानूनी काम की गुप्त योजना conspiracy या plot; उसमें भाग लेने वाला conspirator; सरकार गिराने की गुप्त योजना coup या putsch।