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dark art
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌdɑːk ˈɑːt/ us /ˌdɑːrk ˈɑːrt/
a mysterious or secret skill or method, especially one that is considered bad or unfair or that may be against the law:
New recruits are coached in the dark arts of espionage.
Politics has always been a dark art but he has succeeded in darkening it even further.
The press was under scrutiny for its use of phone hacking and other dark arts.
dark arts[ plural ]
magic used for evil purposes:
In the story, the evil wizard is up to his old tricks with the dark arts.
He had experimented with witchcraft and dark arts.
He mastered the dark art of rewriting history to feed his own personality cult.
The hunt for perfect powder snow is part science, part dark art.
He was a master of boxing's dark arts.
The documentary reveals a lot about the dark arts of human trafficking.
We are all susceptible to advertising, marketing, and similar dark arts.
Teenagers sometimes develop an interest in the occult and the dark arts.
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