gaslight.
A lamp which operates by burning piped illuminating gas (or town gas).
Meaning & usage
A lamp which operates by burning piped illuminating gas (or town gas).
The light produced by the burning gas in such a lamp.
Where this word comes from
From gas (“flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel”) + light.
To manipulate someone such that they doubt their own memory, perceptions of reality, or sanity, typically for malevolent reasons.
To deceive, trick, or lie to.
Where this word comes from
From the 1938 stage play Gas Light by the English playwright and novelist Patrick Hamilton (1904–1962), and its 1940 and 1944 film adaptations, in which a husband attempts to convince his wife and others that she is insane by manipulating small elements of their environment. For more details, see also Gaslighting § Etymology on Wikipedia.
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