陰謀(いんぼう)

いんぼう
noun
conspiracy, plot
politicssociety
1. conspiracy, plot, intrigue
A secret plan by a group to do something harmful or illegal, especially against an authority or rival.
陰謀(いんぼう)を企(たくら)む。
To hatch a conspiracy.
It is said that there was a conspiracy behind that incident.
The internet is full of conspiracy theories, but many of them have no basis.

Etymology

陰(いん) (shadow, hidden) + 謀(ぼう) (scheme, plot) = a hidden scheme.

Compounds

  • 陰謀(いんぼう)論(ろん): conspiracy theory
  • 陰謀(いんぼう)論者(ろんじゃ): conspiracy theorist

Common collocations