manipulation
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 | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | manipulation | manipulationen | manipulationer | manipulationerna |
Genitive | manipulations | manipulationens | manipulationers | manipulationernas |
Related terms edit
- manipulera (“manipulate”)