Machination

/mˌækɪnˈe‍ɪʃən/

/ˌmækəˈneɪʃən/, /ˌmæʃəˈneɪʃən/

Machination

a sly plan or scheme, typically with a hidden or harmful intent

synonyms : intrigue

Examples

1. Those machinations continued this week.

2. Their hands can do really fantastic little machinations.

3. Generating images, as one specific example, can prove the machinations of our antagonists.

4. But the machinations behind the lines took a back seat to the ones in the field.