"espionage" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛs.pi.ə.ˌnɑːʒ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-espionage.wav [Southern-England] Forms: espionages [plural]
enPR: ĕsʹ-pē-ə-näzh [Canada], -năzh [Canada] Etymology: Recorded since 1793, from French espionnage, from espionner (“to spy”), from Middle French espionner (“to spy”), from espion (“spy”), from Old French espion (“spy”), from Frankish *spehō (“spy”), from Frankish *spehōn (“to spy”), from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to spy, peek, peer”). In modern times, the French pronunciation of the s, which had fallen silent since the 13th century, was restored due to the influence of Italian spione (“spy”), and was therefore also adopted by the English. More at spy. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*speḱ-}}, {{bor|en|fr|espionnage}} French espionnage, {{m|fr|espionner|t=to spy}} espionner (“to spy”), {{der|en|frm|espionner|t=to spy}} Middle French espionner (“to spy”), {{m|frm|espion|t=spy}} espion (“spy”), {{der|en|fro|espion|t=spy}} Old French espion (“spy”), {{der|en|frk|*spehō|t=spy}} Frankish *spehō (“spy”), {{der|en|frk|*spehōn|t=to spy}} Frankish *spehōn (“to spy”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*spehōną|t=to spy, peek, peer}} Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to spy, peek, peer”), {{cog|it|spione|t=spy}} Italian spione (“spy”), {{m|en|spy}} spy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} espionage (countable and uncountable, plural espionages)
  1. The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means. Wikipedia link: espionage Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Espionage Synonyms: spying Derived forms: counterespionage, counter-espionage, industrial espionage, lexpionage Related terms: spywork Coordinate_terms: reconnaissance, undercover Translations (act of learning secret information through clandestine means): spioenasie (Afrikaans), spiunazh [masculine] (Albanian), ስለላ (səläla) (Amharic), تَجَسُّس (tajassus) [masculine] (Arabic), جَاسُوسِيَّة (jāsūsiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), լրտեսություն (lrtesutʿyun) (Armenian), casusluq (Azerbaijani), espioitza (Basque), шпіяна́ж (špijanáž) [masculine] (Belarusian), шпиона́ж (špionáž) [masculine] (Bulgarian), espionatge [masculine] (Catalan), 間諜活動 (Chinese Mandarin), 间谍活动 (jiàndié huódòng) (Chinese Mandarin), špionáž [feminine] (Czech), spionage [common-gender] (Danish), spionage [feminine] (Dutch), spionado (Esperanto), spionaaž (Estonian), vakoilu (Finnish), espionnage [masculine] (French), espionaxe [feminine] (Galician), შპიონაჟი (šṗionaži) (Georgian), აგენტურა (agenṭura) (Georgian), Spionage [feminine] (German), κατασκοπία (kataskopía) [feminine] (Greek), κατασκοπεία (kataskopeía) [feminine] (Greek), ריגול (Hebrew), רִגּוּל (rigúl) [masculine] (Hebrew), जासूसी (jāsūsī) [feminine] (Hindi), kémkedés (Hungarian), njósnir [feminine, plural] (Icelandic), njósn [feminine] (Icelandic), spionase (Indonesian), spionaggio [masculine] (Italian), スパイ行為 (supai kōi) (alt: スパイこうい) (Japanese), тыңшылық (tyñşylyq) (Kazakh), ចារកម្ម (caarĕəʼ kam) (Khmer), 스파이 행위 (seupai haeng'wi) (Korean), шпионаж (şpionaj) (Kyrgyz), ຈາຣະກັມ (chā ra kam) (Lao), speculatio [feminine] (Latin), spiegošana [feminine] (Latvian), žvalgyba [feminine] (Lithuanian), шпиона́жа (špionáža) [feminine] (Macedonian), pengintipan (Malay), mahi tūtei (Maori), tūteitanga (Maori), тагнуул (tagnuul) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), udjasusi [class-11] (Ngazidja Comorian), cesûsî (Northern Kurdish), sîxurî (Northern Kurdish), spionasje [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), جاسوسي (jāsūsī) (Pashto), جاسوسی (jâsusi) (Persian), szpiegostwo [neuter] (Polish), wywiad [masculine] (Polish), espionagem [feminine] (Portuguese), spionaj [neuter] (Romanian), шпиона́ж (špionáž) [masculine] (Russian), шпијуна́жа [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), špijunáža [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), špionáž [feminine] (Slovak), vohunstvo [neuter] (Slovene), espionaje [masculine] (Spanish), spioneri [neuter] (Swedish), spionage [neuter] (Swedish), жасусвал (žasusval) (Tabasaran), pagbatyaw (Tagalog), ҷосусӣ (josusī) (Tajik), వేగు (vēgu) (Telugu), จารกรรม (jaa-rá-gam) (Thai), espiyonaj (Turkish), casusluk (Turkish), шпигу́нство (špyhúnstvo) [neuter] (Ukrainian), шпіона́ж (špionáž) [masculine] (Ukrainian), جاسوسی (jāsūsī) [feminine] (Urdu), جاسۇسلۇق (jasusluq) (Uyghur), josuslik (Uzbek), shpionlik (Uzbek), hoạt động tình báo (Vietnamese), שפּיאָנאַזש (shpyonazh) [masculine] (Yiddish)

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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Danish",
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          "lang": "Dutch",
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          "tags": [
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
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          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
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          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
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          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
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          "word": "espionaxe"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "šṗionaži",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "word": "შპიონაჟი"
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        {
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "agenṭura",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "word": "აგენტურა"
        },
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Spionage"
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        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "kataskopía",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "κατασκοπία"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "kataskopeía",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "κατασκοπεία"
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        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "word": "ריגול"
        },
        {
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "rigúl",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "רִגּוּל"
        },
        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "jāsūsī",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "जासूसी"
        },
        {
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "word": "kémkedés"
        },
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          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "njósnir"
        },
        {
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "njósn"
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        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "word": "spionase"
        },
        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "spionaggio"
        },
        {
          "alt": "スパイこうい",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "supai kōi",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "word": "スパイ行為"
        },
        {
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "tyñşylyq",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "word": "тыңшылық"
        },
        {
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "caarĕəʼ kam",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "word": "ចារកម្ម"
        },
        {
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "seupai haeng'wi",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "word": "스파이 행위"
        },
        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "word": "cesûsî"
        },
        {
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "word": "sîxurî"
        },
        {
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "şpionaj",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "word": "шпионаж"
        },
        {
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "chā ra kam",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "word": "ຈາຣະກັມ"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "speculatio"
        },
        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "spiegošana"
        },
        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "žvalgyba"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "špionáža",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "шпиона́жа"
        },
        {
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "word": "pengintipan"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "word": "mahi tūtei"
        },
        {
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "word": "tūteitanga"
        },
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          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "tagnuul",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "zdj",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "tags": [
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          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "spionasje"
        },
        {
          "code": "ps",
          "lang": "Pashto",
          "roman": "jāsūsī",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "word": "جاسوسي"
        },
        {
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "jâsusi",
          "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
          "word": "جاسوسی"
        },
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      "code": "ko",
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      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "word": "스파이 행위"
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      "roman": "chā ra kam",
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    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "špionáža",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "шпиона́жа"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "word": "pengintipan"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "word": "mahi tūtei"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "word": "tūteitanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "tagnuul",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "тагнуул"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "tags": [
        "class-11"
      ],
      "word": "udjasusi"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "spionasje"
    },
    {
      "code": "ps",
      "lang": "Pashto",
      "roman": "jāsūsī",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "word": "جاسوسي"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "jâsusi",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "word": "جاسوسی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "szpiegostwo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "wywiad"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "espionagem"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "spionaj"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "špionáž",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шпиона́ж"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "шпијуна́жа"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "špijunáža"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "špionáž"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "vohunstvo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "espionaje"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "spioneri"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "spionage"
    },
    {
      "code": "tab",
      "lang": "Tabasaran",
      "roman": "žasusval",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "word": "жасусвал"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "word": "pagbatyaw"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "josusī",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "word": "ҷосусӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "vēgu",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "word": "వేగు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "jaa-rá-gam",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "word": "จารกรรม"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "word": "espiyonaj"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "word": "casusluk"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "špyhúnstvo",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "шпигу́нство"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "špionáž",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "шпіона́ж"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "jāsūsī",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "جاسوسی"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "jasusluq",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "word": "جاسۇسلۇق"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "word": "josuslik"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "word": "shpionlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "word": "hoạt động tình báo"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "shpyonazh",
      "sense": "act of learning secret information through clandestine means",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "שפּיאָנאַזש"
    }
  ],
  "word": "espionage"
}

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