English Explanatory Dictionary

manipulation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.
  2. The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic.
  3. The usage of psychological influence over a person, event, or situation to gain a desired outcome.

Pronunciation

/məˌnɪp.juˈleɪ.ʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manipulation.wav /məˌnɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/ /məˌnɪp.jəˈlæɪ.ʃən/ /ˈmanɪp(j)ʊˌleʃən/

Word forms

manipulation manipulations

Etymology

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

Related words

pedipulation

Derived words

antimanipulation biomanipulation crowd manipulation electromanipulation immunomanipulation manipulational micromanipulation nanomanipulation nonmanipulation object manipulation photomanipulation postmanipulation psychomanipulation telemanipulation womanipulation

Translations

Armenian: ձեռնածություն Armenian: մեքենայություն Bulgarian: подве́ждане Dutch: manipulatie Dutch: misbruik Finnish: manipulaatio French: manipulation Galician: manipulación German: Manipulierung German: Manipulieren German: Manipulation Hungarian: manipuláció Polish: manipulacja Spanish: manipulación Ukrainian: маніпуля́ція
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