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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Main Entry:  reverse psychology
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a technique of convincing a person that they will not succeed in hopes that it will spur them to succeed; a technique employing pessimism in order to effect a positive outcome
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Reverse psychology is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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