Manipulation

Part of Speech

noun

Difficulty Level

Translations

🇩🇪 die Manipulation , 🇪🇸 la manipulación , 🇮🇹 la manipolazione , 🇵🇹 a manipulação , 🇨🇳 操纵 , 🇯🇵 操作 , 🇰🇷 조작 , 🇸🇦 التلاعب , 🇮🇳 मनुपरीयता

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Etymology

**Etymology** French manipulation comes directly from Latin *manipulatio*, the noun of *manipulare* “to handle, work with the hands.” *Manipulare* itself is built on *manus* “hand” plus the suffix *‑pul‑/‑pulatio* (from *manipulus* “handful, bundle”), a word already in Late Latin. The term entered Old French in the 14th‑15th centuries and preserved its sense of skillful handling, later extending to connotation of deceit or psychological control.

Synonyms

manœuvre exploitation contrôle influence subversion tricherie tromperie

Antonyms

honnêteté transparence intégrité autonomie sincérité