Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

complot

/ˈkɒmˌplɒt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: com-plot
IPA: /ˈkɒmˌplɒt/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A plot (involving more than one person), conspiracy

Archaic

verb

To plot together; conspire.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"LOR. Now to confirme the complot thou hast cast Of all these practices, Ile spread the watch, Vpon precise commandement from the king Strongly to guard the place where Pedringano This night shall murder haples Serberine."
"AARON: […] / For I must talk of murders, rapes, and massacres, Acts of black night, abominable deeds, Complots of mischief, treason, villainies, Ruthful to hear, yet piteously perform'd: / […]"
"The young advertising agent stood against the fence in silent horror, his heart bumping heavily. His hands were clammy, his feet seemed to have grown larger and taken root. What damnable complot was this?"
"BOLINGBROKE. […] Besides, I say and will in battle prove, Or here, or elsewhere to the furthest verge That ever was survey'd by English eye, That all the treasons for these eighteen years Complotted and contrived in this land, Fetch from false Mowbray their first head and spring."

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French complot (“crowd-, plot”).

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

complots (plural) complots (present, singular) complotting (participle, present) complotted (participle, past) complotted (past)

Derived Forms

complotment complotter

Frequently Paired Words

plot

Synonyms

conspire cabal conjure machinate

Rhymes With

not got lot a lot water lot shot hot not so hot cannot white-hot red-hot spot

Questions

How do you pronounce complot?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɒmˌplɒt/.
What does complot mean?: A plot (involving more than one person), conspiracy
Where does complot come from?: Borrowed from Middle French complot (“crowd-, plot”).

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