reverse psychology
re·verse psy·chol·o·gy
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ri-vurs sahy-kol-uh-jee]
- /rɪˈvɜrs saɪˈkɒl ə dʒi/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ri-vurs sahy-kol-uh-jee]
- /rɪˈvɜrs saɪˈkɒl ə dʒi/
Definitions of reverse psychology words
- noun reverse psychology (in nontechnical use) a method of getting another person to do what one wants by pretending not to want it or to want something else or something more. 1
- noun reverse psychology use of dissuasion to persuade 1
- uncountable noun reverse psychology If you use reverse psychology on someone, you try to get them to do something by saying or doing the opposite of what they expect. 0
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reverse psychology popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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