intrigue
noun
/ɪnˈtɹiːɡ/
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/ˈɪntɹiːɡ/
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- A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.
- The plot of a play, poem or romance; the series of complications in which a writer involves their imaginary characters.
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intrigue
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intrigue
verb
/ɪnˈtɹiːɡ/
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/ˈɪntɹiːɡ/
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- (intransitive) To conceive or carry out a secret plan intended to harm; to form a plot or scheme.
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intriguer,
conspirer
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- (transitive) To arouse the interest of; to fascinate.
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intriguer
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intriguing
adjective
/ɪnˈtɹiːɡɪŋ/
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- Causing a desire to know more; mysterious.
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fascinant
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