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Received-Pronunciation:
/kənˈspɪɹəsi ˌθɪəɹi/
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/- ˌθiːəɹi/
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/kənˈspɪɹəsi ˌθi.əɹi/
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/kənˈspɪɹəsiː ˌθɪəɹiː/
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/kɘnˈspɘɹɘsiː ˌθiəɹiː/
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Hypothetical speculation that is commonly considered untrue or outlandish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: derogatory
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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see conspiracy, theory. A hypothesis that posits conspiracy or collusion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Across languages
Translations 82 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans :
samesweringsteorie
— hypothetical speculation
Afrikaans :
komplotteorie
— hypothetical speculation
Arabic :
نَظَرِيَّة مُؤَامَرَة
(naẓariyyat al-muʔāmara)
— hypothetical speculation
Armenian :
դավադրության տեսություն
(davadrutʻyan tesutʻyun)
— hypothetical speculation
Basque :
konspirazioaren teoria
— hypothetical speculation
Basque :
konspirazio-teoria
— hypothetical speculation
Basque :
teoria konspiratiboa
— hypothetical speculation
Belarusian :
тэо́рыя змо́вы
(teóryja zmóvy)
— hypothetical speculation
Bulgarian :
конспирати́вна тео́рия
(konspiratívna teórija)
— hypothetical speculation
Bulgarian :
тео́рия на конспира́цията
(teórija na konspirácijata)
— hypothetical speculation
Bulgarian :
тео́рия за за́говор
(teórija za zágovor)
— hypothetical speculation
Catalan :
teoria de la conspiració
— hypothetical speculation
Catalan :
teoria conspiràtoria
— hypothetical speculation
Chinese Mandarin :
陰謀論 /阴谋论
(yīnmóulùn)
— hypothetical speculation
Czech :
konspirační teorie
— hypothetical speculation
Czech :
spiklenecká teorie
— hypothetical speculation
Czech :
teorie spiknutí
— hypothetical speculation
Danish :
konspirationsteori
— hypothetical speculation
Danish :
sammensværgelsesteori
— hypothetical speculation
Dutch :
complottheorie
— hypothetical speculation
Dutch :
samenzweringstheorie
— hypothetical speculation
Esperanto :
konspira teorio
— hypothetical speculation
Estonian :
vandenõuteooria
— hypothetical speculation
Estonian :
konspiratsiooniteooria
— hypothetical speculation
Faroese :
svikaráð
— hypothetical speculation
Faroese :
samansvørjingarástøði
— hypothetical speculation
Finnish :
salaliittoteoria
— hypothetical speculation
French :
théorie du complot
— hypothetical speculation
Galician :
teoría da conspiración
— hypothetical speculation
Georgian :
შეთქმულების თეორია
(šetkmulebis teoria)
— hypothetical speculation
German :
Verschwörungstheorie
— hypothetical speculation
German :
Konspirationstheorie
— hypothetical speculation
Greek :
θεωρία συνωμοσίας
(theoría synomosías)
— hypothetical speculation
Hebrew :
תאוריית קשר
(teóriyat késher)
— hypothetical speculation
Hungarian :
összeesküvés-elmélet
— hypothetical speculation
Hungarian :
konspirációs teória
— hypothetical speculation
Hungarian :
konteó
— hypothetical speculation
Icelandic :
samsæriskenning
— hypothetical speculation
Indonesian :
teori konspirasi
— hypothetical speculation
Irish :
teoiric chomhcheilge
— hypothetical speculation
Italian :
teoria del complotto
— hypothetical speculation
Japanese :
陰謀論
(inbōron)
— hypothetical speculation
Japanese :
陰謀説
(inbōsetsu)
— hypothetical speculation
Kazakh :
қастандық теориясы
(qastandyq teoriäsy)
— hypothetical speculation
Korean :
음모론
(eummoron)
— hypothetical speculation
Latin :
theoria conspirationis
— hypothetical speculation
Latin :
theoria coniurationis
— hypothetical speculation
Latvian :
sazvērestības teorija
— hypothetical speculation
Lithuanian :
sąmokslo teorija
— hypothetical speculation
Macedonian :
теорија на заговор
(teorija na zagovor)
— hypothetical speculation
Malay :
teori konspirasi
— hypothetical speculation
Malay :
teori persekongkolan
— hypothetical speculation
Mongolian :
хуйвалдааны онол
(xujvaldaany onol)
— hypothetical speculation
Norwegian Bokmål :
konspirasjonsteori
— hypothetical speculation
Norwegian Nynorsk :
konspirasjonsteori
— hypothetical speculation
Iranian Persian :
تِئوریِ تُوْطِئِه
(te'ori-ye towte'e)
— hypothetical speculation
Polish :
teoria spiskowa
— hypothetical speculation
Portuguese :
teoria da conspiração
— hypothetical speculation
Romanian :
teorie a conspirației
— hypothetical speculation
Romanian :
teorie conspirativă
— hypothetical speculation
Russian :
тео́рия за́говора
(teórija zágovora)
— hypothetical speculation
Russian :
конспироло́гия
(konspirológija)
— hypothetical speculation
Serbo-Croatian :
тѐо̄рија завере
— hypothetical speculation
Serbo-Croatian :
тѐо̄рија завјере
— hypothetical speculation
Serbo-Croatian :
тѐо̄рија уроте
— hypothetical speculation
Serbo-Croatian :
конспиративна тѐо̄рија
— hypothetical speculation
Serbo-Croatian :
tèōrija zavere
— hypothetical speculation
Serbo-Croatian :
tèōrija zavjere
— hypothetical speculation
Serbo-Croatian :
tèōrija urote
— hypothetical speculation
Serbo-Croatian :
konspirativna tèōrija
— hypothetical speculation
Slovak :
konšpiračná teória
— hypothetical speculation
Slovene :
teorija zarote
— hypothetical speculation
Spanish :
teoría conspirativa
— hypothetical speculation
Spanish :
teoría de la conspiración
— hypothetical speculation
Spanish :
conspiranoia
— hypothetical speculation
Swedish :
konspirationsteori
— hypothetical speculation
Thai :
ทฤษฎีสมคบคิด
(trít-sà-dii-sǒm-kóp-kít)
— hypothetical speculation
Thai :
ทฤษฎีสมรู้ร่วมคิด
— hypothetical speculation
Turkish :
komplo teorisi
— hypothetical speculation
Ukrainian :
тео́рія змо́ви
(teórija zmóvy)
— hypothetical speculation
Ukrainian :
конспірологічна теорія
(konspirolohična teorija)
— hypothetical speculation
Vietnamese :
thuyết âm mưu
— hypothetical speculation
