conspiracy of silence
/kənˌspɪɹəsi əv ˈsaɪləns/
conspiracy of silence noun: synonym of wall of silence.
Noun
conspiracy of silence (plural conspiracies of silence)
- Synonym of wall of silence.
- But neither spoke to the other on the subject. They had entered into a conspiracy of silence.1889, H. Rider Haggard, chapter 24, in Beatrice
- Biggs—in the presence of Colonel Bristo—made a last effort to induce Sergeant Compton to join the conspiracy of silence regarding the identity of Miles, the Australian adventurer.1902, E. W. Hornung, chapter 31, in At Large
- Synonyms:
- wall of silence
Examples of conspiracy of silence in a sentence
- That its educated followers no longer believed in a physical Hell, that its more advanced clergy had entered into a conspiracy of silence on the subject was no answer.1919, Jerome K. Jerome, chapter 2, in All Roads Lead to Calvary:
- “There's a conspiracy of silence in medicine around death and dying.”2001 May 15, Jane E. Brody, “A Conversation with Dan Shapiro: A Doctor's Story of Hope, Humor and Deadly Cancer”, in New York Times...
Synonyms of conspiracy of silence
Forms of conspiracy of silence
| plural | conspiracies of silence |
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Origin of conspiracy of silence
From conspiracy + of + silence.
Questions about conspiracy of silence
- What does conspiracy of silence mean?
- Conspiracy of silence means synonym of wall of silence.
- How do you use conspiracy of silence in a sentence?
- That its educated followers no longer believed in a physical Hell, that its more advanced clergy had entered into a conspiracy of silence on the subject was no answer.
- What part of speech is conspiracy of silence?
- Conspiracy of silence is a noun.
- How do you pronounce conspiracy of silence?
- Conspiracy of silence is pronounced /kənˌspɪɹəsi əv ˈsaɪləns/.
- What is the plural of conspiracy of silence?
- The plural of conspiracy of silence is conspiracies of silence.
Words near conspiracy of silence in the dictionary
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