Intrigue definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

Intrigue definition: Intrigue is the making of secret plans to harm or deceive people. ... The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus Thesaurus AmericanThesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Definitionof 'intrigue'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× intrigue Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tenseintrigues,presentparticipleintriguing ,pasttense,pastparticipleintrigued pronunciationnote: Thenounispronounced(ɪntriːg ).Theverbispronounced(ɪntriːg ).1. variablenoun Intrigueisthemakingofsecretplanstoharmordeceivepeople. ...politicalintrigue. ...apowerfulstoryofintrigue,passionandbetrayal. ...theplotsandintriguesinthenovel. Synonyms:plot,scheme,conspiracy,manoeuvre MoreSynonymsofintrigue 2. verb Ifsomething,especiallysomethingstrange,intriguesyou,itinterestsyouandyouwanttoknowmoreaboutit. Thenoveltyofthesituationintriguedhim.[VERBnoun] Synonyms:interest,fascinate,arousethecuriosityof,attract MoreSynonymsofintrigue MoreSynonymsofintrigue COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof intrigue Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'intrigue' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'intrigue' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'aubade' HindiTranslationof'intrigue' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency intrigueinBritishEnglish verb(ɪnˈtriːɡ )Wordforms:-trigues,-triguingor-trigued1. (transitive) tomakeinterestedorcurious I'mintriguedbythiscase,Watson 2. (intransitive) tomakesecretplotsoremployunderhandmethods;conspire 3. (intransitive;oftenfollbywith) tocarryonaclandestineloveaffair noun(ɪnˈtriːɡ ,ˈɪntriːɡ )4. theactoraninstanceofsecretplotting,etc 5. aclandestineloveaffair 6. thequalityofarousinginterestorcuriosity;beguilement CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsintriguer(inˈtriguer)noun WordoriginC17:fromFrenchintriguer,fromItalianintrigare,fromLatinintrīcāre;seeintricate WordFrequency intrigueinAmericanEnglish (ɪnˈtrig ;forn.,alsoˈɪnˌtrig ) verbintransitiveWordforms:inˈtriguedorinˈtriguing1.  tocarryonasecretloveaffair 2.  toplotorschemesecretlyorunderhandedly verbtransitive3.  tobringonorgetbysecretorunderhandedplotting 4.  toexcitetheinterestorcuriosityof;fascinate thepuzzleintriguedher 5. Archaic totrickorperplex 6. Obsolete toentangle noun7.  anintriguing;secretorunderhandedplotting 8.  asecretorunderhandedplotorscheme;machination 9.  asecretloveaffair SIMILARWORDS: plot Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. Derivedformsintriguer(inˈtriguer) noun WordoriginFrintriguer