Tom could have sworn that Mary was trying to gaslight him, but then again, these days he couldn't swear on anything.
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Gaslight
/ˈɡæslaɪt/
Synonyms for "gaslight" (9 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (2)
Strong matches (3)
Related words (4)
light source
Noun(3 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
9 entriesdeceptionillumination devicelightlighting devicemanipulationmental abusepsychological manipulationvisible lightvisible radiation
More specific
7 entriesemotional abuseemotional manipulationglobe lampmantle lampmind gamespsychological manipulationverbal manipulation
Collocations
11 entriesemotional manipulationgas street lightinggaslight campaigngaslight eragaslight fixturegaslight lampgaslight tacticpsychological manipulationreality distortionstreet gaslightverbal manipulation
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 14 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 煤氣燈光 /煤气灯光 noun (light produced by burning gas)
Danish
1 entries- gaslys noun (light produced by burning gas)
Finnish
1 entries- kaasuvalo noun (light produced by burning gas)
Georgian
1 entries- გაზის განათებაა noun (light produced by burning gas)
German
1 entries- Gaslicht noun (light produced by burning gas)
Greek
1 entries- αεριόφως noun (light produced by burning gas)
Icelandic
1 entries- gasljós noun (light produced by burning gas)
Irish
1 entries- solas gáis noun (light produced by burning gas)
Korean
1 entries- 가스등불 noun (light produced by burning gas)
Polish
1 entries- oświetlenie gazowe noun (light produced by burning gas)
Portuguese
1 entries- luz/iluminação a gás noun (light produced by burning gas)
Russian
1 entries- га́зовое освеще́ние noun (light produced by burning gas)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- plinsko svetlo noun (light produced by burning gas)
- plinsko svjetlo noun (light produced by burning gas)
Spanish
2 entries- luz a gas noun (light produced by burning gas)
- luz gaseiforme noun (light produced by burning 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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