Definition of gaslight
gaslight
verb - transitive
- to slowly and methodically psychologically manipulate a person, with the goal of driving them insane.
To celebrate major events in each other's lives, one of the traditions within the department was to gaslight a colleague.
Last edited on Jul 28 2010. Submitted by Jacqueline G. from Little Rock, AR, USA on Nov 08 2004.
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- From the 1938 play Gas Light. For more details, see the Wikipedia article for "Gaslighting".
Last edited on Jul 26 2010. Submitted by Judy J. from Shoreview, MN, USA on Mar 05 2003.
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