Gaslighting

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    gerund of gaslight form-of, gerund, uncountable, usually

    "2013, Victoria Summit, Stop Dancing in the Gaslight: Recognizing Domestic Abuse is Half the Battle, Scarlett Publishing, page 14, In the Disney movie, Oz, the Great and Powerful, Oz's gaslighting schemes showcase his extreme case of Narcissistic Personality Disorder."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of gaslight form-of, gerund, participle, present

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black and whitecontrastenlightenmenthighlightilluminationirradiation

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"Gaslighting can cause victims to question their own sanity."

Etymology

From gaslight + -ing; see explanation at gaslight ยง Etymology 2.

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