complicity

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəmˈplɪsɪti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/kəmˈplɪsɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kəm plis′i tē)

Inflections of 'complicity' (n): npl: complicities

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
com•plic•i•ty /kəmˈplɪsɪti/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the state of being an accomplice;
    partnership in wrongdoing.
com•plic•i•tous, com•plic•it, adj. See -plic-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
com•plic•i•ty  (kəm plis′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. the state of being an accomplice;
    partnership or involvement in wrongdoing:complicity in a crime.
  • Late Latin complic-, stem of complex complice + -ity
  • 1650–60
com•plic′i•tous, adj. 
    collusion, intrigue, implication, connivance.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
complicity /kəmˈplɪsɪtɪ/ n ( pl -ties)
  1. the fact or condition of being an accomplice, esp in a criminal act
  2. a less common word for complexity
'complicity' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
apparent - complicit - Zinoviev - clear - collusion

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