English-Spanish translations for manipulation

• manipulación
  Al final, no es más que una manipulación cínica con fines oscuros. At the most, it is simply cynical manipulation for obscure purposes.
  ¿No constituye esto una manipulación de términos? Is this not a manipulation of words?
  Esto hace que sea posible la manipulación. This opens up the possibility of manipulation.

Definition of manipulation

• The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated
• The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic
• The usage of underhanded influence over a person, event, or situation to gain a desired outcome

Examples

• The dealers manipulations could have removed cards from the deck
• 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

Related words

• manipulative
• biomanipulation
• nanomanipulation
• Data Manipulation Language
• card manipulation
• election manipulation