Meaning & use
gaslighter
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A person who manipulates someone into doubting their own perception, memory, or sanity.
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Her therapist helped her recognize that her ex-partner had been a gaslighter for years.
Coworkers began comparing notes and realized the manager was a gaslighter.
A note on using this word
Comes from 'gaslighting,' a term for psychological manipulation popularized by the 1944 film Gaslight; widely used in discussions of abusive relationships.
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