reverse psychology
The advocacy of one course of action in such a way as to persuade someone to take an…The advocacy of one course of action in such a way as to persuade someone to take an opposite course.
» Tom used reverse psychology on Mary.
Том скористався прийомами реверсивної психології, спілкуючись з Мері. — deniko
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1 senses(uncountable)The advocacy of one course of action in such a way as to persuade someone to take an opposite course.
umgekehrte Psychologie
Examples
10 sentencesTom used reverse psychology on Mary.
Том скористався прийомами реверсивної психології, спілкуючись з Мері. — deniko
Tom tried to use reverse psychology on Mary.
Mary used reverse psychology on Tom.
deMaria wandte auf Tom umgekehrte Psychologie an. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He used reverse psychology on her.
She used reverse psychology on him.
Translations
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable