Tom could have sworn that Mary was trying to gaslight him, but then again, these days he couldn't swear on anything.
Source: tatoeba (6838382)
Gaslight
//ˈɡæslaɪt//
Synonyms for "gaslight" (5 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (2)
Related words (2)
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11 entriesTranslations
81 translations across 28 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- مِصْبَاح غَاز noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
Catalan
2 entries- abusar verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
- fer llum de gas verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 煤氣燈 /煤气灯 noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- 煤氣燈光 /煤气灯光 noun (light produced by burning gas)
- 自來火 /自来火 noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
Czech
4 entries- plynová lampa noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- dolhat člověka k pravdě verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
- dělat z někoho blbce verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
- ulhat člověka k důvěře verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
Danish
4 entries- gaslampe noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- gaslygte noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- gaslys noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- gaslys noun (light produced by burning gas)
Dutch
2 entries- destabiliseren verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
- ontredderen verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
Esperanto
1 entries- gaslampumi verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
Finnish
4 entries- kaasulamppu noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- kaasuvalo noun (light produced by burning gas)
- kaasuvalottaa verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
- manipuloida luulemaan olevansa sekaisin verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
French
4 entries- bec de gaz noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- gaslight verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
- gaslighter verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
- manipuler verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
Georgian
3 entries- გაზის განათებაა noun (light produced by burning gas)
- გაზის ნათურა noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- გაგიჟებამდე მანიპულირება verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
German
3 entries- Gaslampe noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- Gaslicht noun (light produced by burning gas)
- mit Psychotricks langsam irre machen verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
Greek
4 entries- αεριόφως noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- αεριόφως noun (light produced by burning gas)
- ανθρακαέριο noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- λάμπα αερίου noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
Hungarian
3 entries- gázlámpa noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- gaslightingot alkalmaz verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
- gázlángol verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
Icelandic
2 entries- gaslampi noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- gasljós noun (light produced by burning gas)
Irish
2 entries- gáslampa noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- solas gáis noun (light produced by burning gas)
Italian
1 entries- manipolare verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
Japanese
2 entries- ガスランプ noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- ガス灯 noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
Korean
3 entries- 가스등 noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- 가스등불 noun (light produced by burning gas)
- 가스램프 noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
Latin
2 entries- abūsō verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
- mentiō verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- gasslampe noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- gasslampe noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
Polish
2 entries- lampa gazowa noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- oświetlenie gazowe noun (light produced by burning gas)
Portuguese
4 entries- lampião noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- luz/iluminação a gás noun (light produced by burning gas)
- lâmpada a gás noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- abusar verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
Russian
3 entries- га́зовая ла́мпа noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- га́зовое освеще́ние noun (light produced by burning gas)
- газла́йтить verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
Serbo-Croatian
4 entries- plinska lampa noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- plinska svetiljka noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- plinska svjetiljka noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- plinsko svetlo noun (light produced by burning gas)
Spanish
4 entries- luz a gas noun (light produced by burning gas)
- luz gaseiforme noun (light produced by burning gas)
- lámpara a gas noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- embocar verb (to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity)
Tagalog
2 entries- gasera noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
- lasigi noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
Turkish
1 entries- gaz lambası noun (lamp which burns piped illuminating gas)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Some bosses like to gaslight their employees.
Source: tatoeba (10856442)
He was renovated and refreshed, his soul was strengthened, and his countenance waxed cheerful, and he began to feel like himself again, under the brown canopy of metropolitan smoke, and among the cabs and gaslights.
Source: wiktionary
Open the windows once in awhile^([sic]) and give the air a chance to circulate in and out. In the evening, do not forget that the lamps and gaslights are using up a goodly supply of oxygen also—so freshen things up a little, once in awhile.
Source: wiktionary
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