manipulation

CEFRB2

/məˌnɪp.juˈleɪ.ʃən/

noun

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01
noun
The act of controlling or influencing someone unfairly.
02
noun
Extra detail
The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic.

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Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

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Extra meanings

The usage of psychological influence over a person, event, or situation to gain a desired outcome.
The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.

In context

Nothing can justify deception and manipulation.
After a few minutes of manipulation each week, she obtained days of relief from her neck pain.
The counselor was able to reach the disturbed teen through positive psychological manipulation.

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The rear portion of the tender top is flat and open so as to facilitate the manipulation of the water crane.
1956 April, “"Merchant Navy" Class Pacific Modified”, in Railway Magazine, page 212
A dormant and defunded CPB could have become vulnerable to future political manipulation or misuse, threatening the independence of public media and the trust audiences place in it, and potentially subjecting staff and board members to legal exposure from bad-faith actors.”
2026 January 5, Michael Schneider, “Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Shut Down After 58 Years Due to Trump Eliminating Funding”, in Variety, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2026

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From French manipulation, from Old French manipule, from Latin manipulus. Morphologically manipulate + -ion.