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reverse psychology
noun
- (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.
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The difference in this Congress isn’t that Speaker Mike Johnson has developed new persuasive skills or become a master of reverse psychology.
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The agents used reverse psychology to help coax as many of the criminals to the event as possible.
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She told the BBC the scammer used "reverse psychology" on her and said he had been scammed before himself.
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By using reverse psychology, it had essentially inspired people to make them think plastic-free toys were possible, an expert in corporate sustainability said.
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Play a little reverse psychology on the electorate?
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