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gaslight
[gas-lahyt]
verb (used with object)
to cause (a person) to doubt their judgment, memory, or sanity through the use of psychological manipulation.
How do you know if your partner is gaslighting you?
to deceive (a person or group of people) through repetition of a constructed false narrative.
The cable news networks have been gaslighting their viewers with partisan coverage of the bill.
noun
light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas.
a gas burner or gas jet for producing light through the process of combustion.
adjective
gaslight
/ ˈɡæ²õËŒ±ô²¹Éª³Ù /
noun
a type of lamp in which the illumination is produced by an incandescent mantle heated by a jet of gas
the light produced by such a lamp
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- gaslighted adjective
- gaslit adjective
- gaslighting noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of gaslight1
Example Sentences
The reason “You†worked for five seasons is that Badgley’s love-obsessed stalker has the charisma to gaslight himself and others into believing he’s a good guy.
The course Biden’s family and inner circle chose was tantamount to “gaslighting the American people.â€
"I didn't even know the term gaslighting or narcissist, love bombing - certainly not coercive control," Sarah said.
But Ulman has strung together a net of interesting observations: glances, insults, mistaken presumptions and gaslighting fibs.
Addressing Ms Lloyd, she said that she was once her friend but was met with "blame, rejection and gaslighting" by Ms Lloyd when she tried to "shift blame" onto Paul.
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When To Use
Gaslighting is a form of emotional abuse or psychological manipulation involving distorting the truth in order to confuse or create doubt in another person to the point they question their sanity or reality.
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