collusion

col·lu·sion

noun \kə-ˈlü-zhən\

Definition of COLLUSION

: secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose

— col·lu·sive \-ˈlü-siv, -ziv\ adjective

— col·lu·sive·ly adverb

Examples of COLLUSION

1. The company was acting in collusion with manufacturers to inflate prices.
2. <there was collusion between the two companies to fix prices>

Origin of COLLUSION

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin collusion-, collusio, from colludere

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to COLLUSION

Synonyms: complicity, connivance, conspiracy

Related Words: chicanery, foul play, skulduggery (or skullduggery); double-dealing, duplicity; cover-up, frame-up, setup; conspiration, intrigue, plot, scheme

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Rhymes with COLLUSION

affusion, allusion, Carthusian, conclusion, confusion, contusion, delusion, diffusion, effusion, elusion, exclusion, extrusion, illusion, inclusion, infusion, intrusion, Malthusian, obtrusion, occlusion, perfusion, prelusion, profusion, prolusion, protrusion, reclusion, seclusion, transfusion, Venusian