Nomen

die Manipulation

manipulation, tampering, rigging

Die Manipulation der Daten war offensichtlich.

The manipulation of the data was obvious.

Er ist ein Meister der psychologischen Manipulation.

He is a master of psychological manipulation.

the manipulation of sth. the manipulation of sth. The manipulation of data is illegal.

Synonyms: influence, control; Antonyms: honesty, sincerity

From Latin 'manipulus' (a handful), related to 'manus' (hand). The core idea is 'handling' something or someone.

Think of a puppeteer manipulating puppets with their hands ('Mani-' relates to hand).

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