manipulation

[muh-nip-yuh-ley-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of manipulating.

2. the state or fact of being manipulated.

3. skillful or artful management.

Word History and Origins

Origin of manipulation¹

First recorded in 1720–30; from French, equivalent to manipule “handful” ( maniple ) + -ation -ation

Example Sentences

“The administration is not engaged in good faith statutory interpretation — they’re engaged in linguistic manipulation of these statutes.”

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And just like with that debacle, the administration is relying on bogus legal theories, manipulation of evidence and lies to justify their actions.

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While Hasson’s Sage is a plausibly strident freelance journalist type, you wonder if she has much experience with female friendship, because Cin’s manipulation is so painfully obvious.

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In Senegal, police arrested 22 suspects and uncovered a network that impersonated celebrities and used emotional manipulation on social media and dating platforms to defraud 120 victims of approximately $34,000.

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They also issued a record 1,114 lifetime bans last season - a move that followed the discovery of mass manipulation of software used to buy tickets.

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