Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

manipulation

/məˌnɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: ma-nip-u-la-tion
IPA: /məˌnɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The usage of psychological influence over a person, event, or situation to gain a desired outcome.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The dealer's manipulations could have removed cards from the deck."
"The rear portion of the tender top is flat and open so as to facilitate the manipulation of the water crane."
"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."
"Through subtle manipulations he orchestrated the downfall of his rival."
"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.”"

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: manipulation, manipule, manipulus
Suffix: manipulate

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /məˌnɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
British English: /məˌnɪp.juˈleɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

manipulations (plural)

Derived Forms

antimanipulation automanipulation biomanipulation electromanipulation immunomanipulation manipulational micromanipulation nanomanipulation nonmanipulation photomanipulation postmanipulation psychomanipulation

Phrases

crowd manipulation object manipulation

Frequently Paired Words

pedipulation

Synonyms

handling use

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce manipulation?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˌnɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/.
What does manipulation mean?: The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.
Where does manipulation come from?: It is traced to French.

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