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intrigue

/ˌɪntˈɹiɡ/in-TREEG
/ˌɪntˈɹiɡ/in-TREEG

Meaningto perplex

Common meaning: a secret plot

Journey through time

  1. Latinintricare‘to perplex’source
  2. Frenchintriguersource
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto perplex → a secret plotintrigue‘a secret plot’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin intricare ‘to perplex’.

Roots

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