having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose; tossing about (a ship); buffeting
運命に翻弄された人生を振り返った。
He looked back on a life tossed about by fate.
情報に翻弄されず冷静に判断すべきだ。
You should judge calmly without being tossed about by information.
相手の策略に翻弄されて敗北を喫した。
They suffered defeat, having been toyed with by the opponent's tactics.