🔬 Handling tiny objects 🕹️ Excessive control

micromanipulation

8.5

Controlling every small detail of a task or someone's work

noun
/ˌmaɪkroʊˌmænɪpjuˈleɪʃən/

: micromanipulación

The manager's micromanipulation of every project detail frustrated her team.

Examples

Too much micromanipulation can reduce creativity and independence in the workplace.
Micromanipulation can lead to decreased employee morale.
Employees felt stifled by the constant micromanipulation of their daily tasks.
The manager's micromanipulation of the project caused frustration among the team.
The manager's micromanipulation of every project detail frustrated her team.
Employees felt stifled by the constant micromanipulation of their daily tasks.
Too much micromanipulation can reduce creativity and independence in the workplace.

Synonyms

micromanagement

vsmicromanipulation

3 5.5

A style where a boss controls every small part of workers' jobs

is wider, meaning excessive control of small details in many tasks or people's behavior

Antonyms

freedom

∞ 1.0

The right to act, speak, or think as you want without being stopped

independence

608 3.0

Freedom from control by others, for example when a country is free or a person supports themselves

How Controlling

micromanipulation

8.5

manipulation

130 5.5

supervision

134 3.0

guidance

248 2.1

Surface Forms

micromanipulation singular

micromanipulations plural

Morphology

micromanipulation = manipulation (semi-transparent) = micro + manipulate + ion

The base word manipulation is clear, but the managerial sense depends on a figurative extension from physical handling to excessive detailed control.

Etymology

Micromanipulation comes from the parts micro- 'small' and manipulation, which you can remember from manual meaning 'by hand' or 'to handle'. So, it literally suggests 'small handling', which explains the modern meaning of controlling every tiny detail of a task or a person's work.