Gaslight
verb
To manipulate someone psychologically so they question their sanity or reality.
She was gaslighting him by constantly hiding his belongings and making him question his memory.
Often appears as...
- gaslighting tactics
- to gaslight someone
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Disapproving
noun
A type of light which uses gas as a fuel.
Gaslights were commonly used in the 19th century before electricity became widely available.
verb
To manipulate someone psychologically so they question their sanity or reality.
She was gaslighting him by constantly hiding his belongings and making him question his memory.
Often appears as...
- gaslighting tactics
- to gaslight someone
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A type of light which uses gas as a fuel.
Gaslights were commonly used in the 19th century before electricity became widely available.
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Psychological Abuse
Gaslighting is a form of mental abuse where truth is distorted to disorient victims.
By denying her experiences, he was gaslighting her to gain control.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Signs
Gaslighting can start with small lies or denials that escalate over time.
Even small doubts he planted about her judgment were signs of gaslighting.
Pro Tip 3/3Cloaked Intent
Perpetrators often appear supportive while secretly undermining the victim's reality.
It seemed like he was helping her remember, but he was actually gaslighting her.
Pro Tip 1/3Psychological Abuse
Gaslighting is a form of mental abuse where truth is distorted to disorient victims.
By denying her experiences, he was gaslighting her to gain control.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Signs
Gaslighting can start with small lies or denials that escalate over time.
Even small doubts he planted about her judgment were signs of gaslighting.
Pro Tip 3/3Cloaked Intent
Perpetrators often appear supportive while secretly undermining the victim's reality.
It seemed like he was helping her remember, but he was actually gaslighting her.
Pro Tip 1/3Psychological Abuse
Gaslighting is a form of mental abuse where truth is distorted to disorient victims.
By denying her experiences, he was gaslighting her to gain control.
Pro Tip 2/3Subtle Signs
Gaslighting can start with small lies or denials that escalate over time.
Even small doubts he planted about her judgment were signs of gaslighting.
Pro Tip 3/3Cloaked Intent
Perpetrators often appear supportive while secretly undermining the victim's reality.
It seemed like he was helping her remember, but he was actually gaslighting her.
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The myth of bringing...
it's going to make it really hard for us to work together. I just want you to be successful here. I'm just trying to support you." Who's the victim now? Her attempts to gaslight me, to psychologically manipulate me
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The myth of bringing...
it's going to make it really hard for us to work together. I just want you to be successful here. I'm just trying to support you." Who's the victim now? Her attempts to gaslight me, to psychologically manipulate me
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Quote examples
Ava Max
American Musician
Guys like to gaslight us, and it's not cool. And it happens so much; it's happened to me in relationships. It's happened to me where I have been cheated on, and I felt so sad and angry, like it wasn't my fault, but that was because the person was gaslighting me into thinking it was my fault.
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Annie Lennox
Scottish Musician
I was brought up in a tenement house in a working district. We didn't even have a bathroom! We had a gaslight in the hallway and a black-and-white TV.
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Brian Fallon
American Musician
Gaslight Anthem's thing is its power. It's just like boom and explosions and loud, and play with everything you got.
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Brian Fallon
American Musician
Gaslight has a specific way of playing and recording that's sort of become the way now.
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Ava Max
American Musician
Guys like to gaslight us, and it's not cool. And it happens so much; it's happened to me in relationships. It's happened to me where I have been cheated on, and I felt so sad and angry, like it wasn't my fault, but that was because the person was gaslighting me into thinking it was my fault.
Quote examples
Annie Lennox
Scottish Musician
I was brought up in a tenement house in a working district. We didn't even have a bathroom! We had a gaslight in the hallway and a black-and-white TV.
Quote examples
Brian Fallon
American Musician
Gaslight Anthem's thing is its power. It's just like boom and explosions and loud, and play with everything you got.
Quote examples
Brian Fallon
American Musician
Gaslight has a specific way of playing and recording that's sort of become the way now.
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