manipulation
part of speech
noun (manipulation, manipulations)
meaning for a pupil
1) Controlling or influencing people in a clever and unfair way, so they do what you want. tree →
2) Skilful handling or moving of something with the hands or a tool. tree →
3) Changing information, numbers or pictures, sometimes to trick people. tree →
4) (medicine) Moving or pressing body parts to treat them. tree →
sense in the lessons
In personal safety and friendship lessons, manipulation is a warning sign: guilt trips, threats, flattery or keeping secrets to control someone. In media literacy, «photo manipulation» and «data manipulation» can mislead. In maths, «algebraic manipulation» means rearranging expressions and equations. Phrases: «emotional manipulation», «photo manipulation», «algebraic manipulation».
examples
- Saying «If you were my friend you'd do it» can be a kind of manipulation. tree →
- Photo manipulation can make a fake picture look real. tree →
- Algebraic manipulation helped us solve for y. tree →
- Playing with clay improves children's manipulation of small objects. tree →
- The advert used clever manipulation of our feelings. tree →
- Data manipulation can make a graph tell a false story. tree →
- The physiotherapist used gentle manipulation on Dad's back. tree →
- Learning to spot manipulation keeps you safer online. tree →
note
Countable and uncountable. Verb: manipulate; adjective: manipulative. Usually negative when about people, neutral when about hands, tools or maths. In maths problems, «manipulation» of an equation must keep both sides equal.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «manipulation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.