conspiracy of silence
/kənˌspɪɹəsi əv ˈsaɪləns/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English
33
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Example Sentences
- "But neither spoke to the other on the subject. They had entered into a conspiracy of silence."
- "Biggs—in the presence of Colonel Bristo—made a last effort to induce Sergeant Compton to join the conspiracy of silence regarding the identity of Miles, the Australian adventurer."
- "That its educated followers no longer believed in a physical Hell, that its more advanced clergy had entered into a conspiracy of silence on the subject was no answer."
- "“There's a conspiracy of silence in medicine around death and dying.”"
Etymology
From conspiracy + of + silence.