"Emotional manipulation" is when someone tries to control or influence other people's feelings and emotions in a secretive or dishonest way to get what they want. Full definition
Parental alienation has been recognized by family rights advocates and parenting experts as a psychological and emotional manipulation of a child. (parentherald.com)
There is a recurring fear of emotional manipulation in worship music. (nakedpastor.com)
The husband is on trial for historic child abuse and I am looking back and wondering if we should have realised that there was more than just emotional manipulation going on. (redeeminggod.com)