Skip to content
HOW TO PRONOUNCE

manipulation

/məˌnɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/

Press play to hear how to pronounce manipulation.

American Pronunciation Guide · 1:03
Watch on YouTube ↗

What does manipulation mean?

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.

Definitions regrouped for readability · CC BY-SA 4.0

IPA pronunciation

/məˌnɪp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.

In the pages of books

See this word in context.

Paris is built upon a soil which is singularly rebellious to the pick, the hoe, the bore, and to human manipulation.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
It is a delightful means of educating the eye for artistic feeling, as well as of educating the hands in delicate manipulation.
James NasmythJames Nasmyth, Engineer: An AutobiographyProject Gutenberg ebook #476
More book examples (3)
There are other displacements, however, and these are the most frequent, which can be only overcome by manipulation of the stabilizing planes.
William J. (William James) Jackman; Octave Chanute; Thomas Herbert RussellFlying Machines: Construction and Operation A Practical Book Which Shows, in Illustrations, Working Plans and Text, How to Build and Navigate the Modern AirshipProject Gutenberg ebook #907
At last the drained Bee is discarded, not without regret, it seems, for from time to time I see the manipulation renewed.
Jean-Henri FabreMore Hunting WaspsTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #3462
By gentle but continued manipulation much may be done, especially when the muzzle of the puppy can be brought into the passage.
William YouattThe DogProject Gutenberg ebook #9478