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  2. List of disability-related terms with negative connotations

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    Dumb: Especially when preceded by "the" [17] [22] Dummy and dumb Used of people with mental disabilities, or more generally people perceived as stupid or ignorant. Once used to describe people incapable of speaking, suggestive of an insulting mannequin-like or ventriloquist's dummy-like appearance. [33] [34] Dwarf [10]

  3. Manipulation (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Manipulator tries to play dumb by pretending they do not know what the victim is talking about or is confused about an important issue brought to their attention. The manipulator intentionally confuses the victim in order for the victim to doubt their own accuracy of perception, often pointing out key elements that the manipulator intentionally ...

  4. Playing the victim - Wikipedia

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    Playing the victim (also known as victim playing, victim card, or self-victimization) is the fabrication or exaggeration of victimhood for a variety of reasons such as to justify abuse to others, to manipulate others, a coping strategy, attention seeking or diffusion of responsibility.

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    House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) played dumb when asked about Eric Trump’s suggestion that Democrats were to blame for an assassination attempt on his father at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania ...

  6. Malapropism - Wikipedia

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    The word "malapropism" (and its earlier form, "malaprop") comes from a character named "Mrs. Malaprop" in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's 1775 play The Rivals. [2] Mrs. Malaprop frequently misspeaks (to comic effect) by using words which do not have the meaning that she intends but which sound similar to words that do.

  7. Stupidity - Wikipedia

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    Stupidity is a quality or state of being stupid, or an act or idea that exhibits properties of being stupid. [4] In a character study of "The Stupid Man" attributed to the Greek philosopher Theophrastus (c. 371 – c. 287 BC), stupidity was defined as "mental slowness in speech or action". The modern English word "stupid" has a broad range of ...

  8. “Added 9 Years To A Short Sentence”: 50 Lawyers Recall The ...

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    Image credits: Nichscott #7. I’m in a Zoom mediation. The mediator gave a long speech, saying that no one else was supposed to be on the call other than the parties.

  9. 30 Times People Were Shocked By What They Saw In ... - AOL

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    Typical house in a suburban development, 2 story with a big entry foyer, and when the guy opened the door, the 2 story foyer was filled with a giant jungle gym/play structure. The kind that belong ...