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Manipulation vs Lying - What's the difference?

manipulation | lying |

As nouns the difference between manipulation and lying

is that manipulation is the practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated while lying is an act of telling a lie, or falsehood.

As a verb lying is

present participle of lang=en.

manipulation

English

(wikipedia manipulation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.
    • The dealer's manipulations could have removed cards from the deck.
  • The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic.
    • After a few minutes of manipulation each week, she obtained days of relief from her neck pain.
  • The management of some situation, especially for one’s own advantage.
    • He found that the new manager was known for his Machiavellian manipulations in his last two positions.
  • The usage of psychological influence over a person or situation to gain an outcome.
    • The counselor was able to reach the disturbed teen through positive psychological manipulation .

    See also

    * pedipulation ----

    lying

    English

    (wikipedia lying)

    Verb

    (head)
  • * 1811 , , Sense and Sensibility The Free Library , Chapter 19:
    • Without shutting herself up from her family ... or lying awake the whole night to indulge meditation, Elinor found every day afforded her leisure enough to think of Edward..

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of telling a lie, or falsehood.
  • * Jeremy Taylor
  • The act of one who lies, or keeps low to the ground.
  • * Saint Augustine, Expositions on the Book of Psalms
    • But whom could the lyings in wait of the human heart escape?