ALL meanings of reverse psychology
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R r - noun reverse psychology use of dissuasion to persuade 1
- 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
- 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