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Espionage vs Spying - What's the difference?

espionage | spying |

Spying is a synonym of espionage.



As nouns the difference between espionage and spying

is that espionage is the act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means while spying is espionage.

As a verb spying is

present participle of lang=en.

espionage

English

Noun

  • The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.
  • Synonyms

    * spying

    Derived terms

    * counterespionage * industrial espionage

    Coordinate terms

    * reconnaissance * undercover

    spying

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

  • espionage
  • * 1980 , Amélie Rorty, Explaining Emotions (page 472)
  • There are two ways in which the obsessive character of jealousy tends to exert itself: one is in the need to know, the endless tests and investigations and spyings that are so characteristic of jealousy.

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