Meaning & use
gaslit
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Manipulated someone psychologically into doubting their own perception, memory, or sanity.
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She realized she'd been gaslit for years when her friend showed her the old text messages.
He gaslit his coworkers into believing the mistake was their fault, not his.
A note on using this word
Past tense of 'gaslight,' a term that originated from a 1938 play in which a husband tries to convince his wife she is losing her mind; now widely used in psychology and everyday speech.
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