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Word: Gaslight
Speech Type: Noun
ˈɡaslʌɪt
a type of lamp in which an incandescent mantle is heated by a jet of burning gas
Short Definition:type of lamp in which incandescent mantle is heated by jet of burning gas
Examples:- an era of gaslights and horse-drawn carriages
Word: Gaslight
Speech Type: Verb
from the storyline of the film Gaslight (1944), in which a man psychologically manipulates his wife into believing that she is going insane
ˈɡaslʌɪt
manipulate (someone) using psychological methods into questioning their own sanity or powers of reasoning
Short Definition:manipulate someone by psychological methods into questioning their sanity
Examples:- in the first episode, Karen Valentine is being gaslighted by her husband
- we are being gaslit about our health on a grand scale by these people
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