counterplot — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. A plot made in opposition to another; a counterploy.

   Termini più generali

   plot

Verbo

1. To form a plot or plan in opposition to the actions of another.

   Uso

   • intransitivo
   • transitivo

   Esempi

   Every wile had proved abortive, every plot had been counterplotted.

   Altri esempi (1)

   […]for while art made him more than ever reserved to Sophia, and forbad him to address any of his discourse to her, nay, to avoid meeting her eyes, with the utmost caution; nature was no less busy in counterplotting him.

Sostantivo

1. a plot intended to subvert another plot

   Sinonimi

   counterplan

   Termini più generali

   plotsecret plangame

Verbo

1. make a plot in response to another plot

   Termini più generali

   plot