GASLIGHTING Definition & Meaning

gaslighting

[gas-lahy-ting]

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noun

the use of psychological manipulation to undermine a person’s faith in their own judgment, memory, or sanity.
Gaslighting is not restricted to romantic relationships, but also occurs in friendships and among family members.
the practice of deceiving people through the repetition of a constructed false narrative.
It’s not uncommon for victims of gaslighting to argue passionately in favor of the story they’ve been fed.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of gaslighting¹

First recorded in 1815–25, for a literal sense; 1960–65, for the current senses; gaslight ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. )

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The course Biden’s family and inner circle chose was tantamount to “gaslighting the American people.”

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"I didn't even know the term gaslighting or narcissist, love bombing - certainly not coercive control," Sarah said.

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But Ulman has strung together a net of interesting observations: glances, insults, mistaken presumptions and gaslighting fibs.

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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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Attending funeral after funeral until it feels like an emergency, but seeing society continue as if nothing is going on is, for these people, a kind of gaslighting by policy.

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