# machination

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌmækɪˈneɪʃən/

## Definitions
1. A clever scheme or artful plot, usually crafted for evil purposes.
2. The act of machinating or plotting.

## Etymology
From Middle English machynacion, machynacyon, from Middle French machination and directly Latin māchinātiōnem, from māchinor (“devise, invent”). By surface analysis, machinate + -ion or machine + -ation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/machination