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View definitions for gaslight

gaslight

noun as in lamp

noun as in lantern

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They may lie all the time, but when the chips are down, they gaslight.

From Salon

“More Cowbell”: This skit is the ultimate example of gaslighting.

Jonathan Chait of New York magazine wrote that Trump "sounds like a domestic abuser," who is gaslighting women by telling them their concerns about abortion rights aren't real.

From Salon

It’s only our distance from so many of the calamities we contribute to that allows so many candidates for public office to adapt gaslighting as an effective political strategy.

By the time his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, echoed similar complaints in a speech Monday, many of their opponents were aghast, accusing the duo of “gaslighting” the public.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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