gaslight

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[ˈɡaslʌɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a type of lamp in which an incandescent mantle is heated by a jet of burning gas
(e.g: an era of gaslights and horse-drawn carriages)


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[ˈɡaslʌɪt], (Verb)

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- manipulate (someone) using psychological methods into questioning their own sanity, memory, or powers of reasoning
(e.g: in the first episode, Karen Valentine is being gaslighted by her husband)


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Origin:
1960s: from the storyline of the film Gaslight (1944), in which a man psychologically manipulates his wife into believing that she is going insane




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