manipulation
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See also: Manipulation
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French manipulation, from Old French manipule, from Latin manipulus. Morphologically manipulate + -ion
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /məˌnɪp.juˈleɪ.ʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /məˌnɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /məˌnɪp.jəˈlæɪ.ʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
[edit]manipulation (countable and uncountable, plural 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.
- Through subtle manipulations he orchestrated the downfall of his rival.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]practice of manipulating
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skillful use of the hands
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devious management
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See also
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]manipulation f (plural manipulations)
Further reading
[edit]- “manipulation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Swedish
[edit]Noun
[edit]manipulation c
Declension
[edit]Declension of manipulation
Related terms
[edit]- manipulera (“manipulate”)
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