Associations to the word «Manipulation»

Wiktionary

MANIPULATION, noun. The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.
MANIPULATION, noun. The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic.
MANIPULATION, noun. The management of some situation, especially for one’s own advantage.
MANIPULATION, noun. The usage of psychological influence over a person or situation to gain an outcome.

Dictionary definition

MANIPULATION, noun. Exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage; "his manipulation of his friends was scandalous".
MANIPULATION, noun. The action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means.

Wise words

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
Martin Luther King, Jr.