manipulation
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manipulation
- /məˌnɪp.juˈleɪ.ʃən/ UK
- /məˌnɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ Canada, US
- /məˌnɪp.jəˈlæɪ.ʃən/ Australia
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From French manipulation, from Old French manipule, from Latin manipulus. Morphologically manipulate + -ion.
noun manipulations
- The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated. The dealer's manipulations could have removed cards from the deck.
- The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic. After a few minutes of manipulation each week, she obtained days of relief from her neck pain.
- The usage of psychological influence over a person, event, or situation to gain a desired outcome. The counselor was able to reach the disturbed teen through positive psychological manipulation.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: handling, use, exploitation, falsification, fraud, ploy, cheating, tampering, control, interference, intervention, diktat, maneuvering, manoeuvring, fabrication, operation
Translations
Every language
noun devious management
| Español | manipulación |
|---|---|
| Français | manipulation |
| Deutsch | Manipulierung, Manipulieren, Manipulation |
noun practice of manipulating
| Español | manipulación |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 操縱 /操纵 cāozòng, 運用 /运用 yùnyòng |
| Português | manipulação |
| Français | manipulation |
| Deutsch | Manipulation |
| Italiano | manipolazione |
| Ελληνικά | χειραγώγηση cheiragógisi |
| Română | manipulare |
| Русский | манипуля́ция manipuljácija, манипули́рование manipulírovanije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự thao tác |
| العربية | تَلَاعُب talāʕub, تَعْدِيل taʕdīl, تَغْيِير taḡyīr |
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title = {manipulation},
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