manipulation Neutral 🟢 Beginner (A1)

Noun
manipulation
Meaning

controlling someone or something to your own advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly:
Manipulation means controlling or managing someone or something for personal gain. People often use it in an unfair, sneaky, or dishonest way. The word also means using your hands with great skill to move objects or treat the body.

  • They have been accused of fraud and stock market manipulations.
  • There's been so much media manipulation of the facts that nobody knows the truth of the matter.
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