Definition of: intrigue

(in·trēg′, in′trēg) noun
1. The working for an end by secret or underhand means; a plot or scheme.
2. A clandestine and illicit love affair; liaison.
3. The plot of a play, poem, or story, or the complications in which the characters are involved.
—v. ·trigued, ·tri·guing v.t.
1. To arouse and hold the interest or curiosity of; beguile; allure.
2. To plot for; bring on or get by secret or underhand means.
3. Rare To puzzle; perplex.
—v.i.
4. To use secret or underhand means; make plots.
5. To carry on a secret or illicit love affair. [<F intriguer <Ital. intrigare <L intricare. See INTRICATE.]
—in·tri′guer noun