gaslight
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: compound
Etymology: From gas (“flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel”) + light.
Compound parts: gas
light
Inflected forms:
form: gaslights
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: gas light
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: gas-light
pos: noun
tags: alternative
form: gaslights
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: gaslighting
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: gaslighted
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: gaslighted
pos: verb
tags: past
form: gaslit
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: gaslit
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: A lamp which operates by burning piped illuminating gas (or town gas).
pos: noun
tags: countable
historical
uncountable
examples: He was renovated and refreshed, his soul was strengthened, and his countenance waxed cheerful, and he began to feel like himself again, under the brown canopy of metropolitan smoke, and among the cabs and gaslights.
Open the windows once in awhile^([sic]) and give the air a chance to circulate in and out. In the evening, do not forget that the lamps and gaslights are using up a goodly supply of oxygen also—so freshen things up a little, once in awhile.
gloss: The light produced by the burning gas in such a lamp.
pos: noun
tags: historical
uncountable
examples: A year since I strained my eyes very severely, and have never dared to use them much since by gaslight.
Then as the darkness descended, they began to shine with the mellow radiance of gaslight.
gloss: To manipulate someone such that they doubt their own memory, perceptions of reality, or sanity, typically for malevolent reasons.
pos: verb
tags: formal
historical
transitive
examples: Sylvia is a beautiful woman whose business-partner husband is "gaslighting" her. (That means he's trying to drive her crazy.)
[The men of McHale's Navy] decide to "gaslight" the already befuddled captain, to convince him he is going insane.
"You're gaslighting me, for chrissakes."
1967, Stan Freberg (comedian), on his "most excruciating experience with a producer" as interviewed in Humphrey, Hal. "'Dramatic' Role Played By Freberg." The Oregonian [Portland, OR]. February 11, 1967: II 3 col 3.
I came home before he could gaslight me like Boyer did Bergman in the movie.
Just in the nick of time Rachel finds out the truth about her life from Martha. … This is how I wanted to show the gaslighting that had been going on Rachel's entire life.
In fact, political scholars have written a great deal about Trump's gaslighting of the American people on various fronts. For example, Duca (2016) describes Trump's gaslighting as only beginning when he has initially lied or misled about issues—such as falsely claiming that the United States is the highest-taxed country in the world or that crime is on the rise. As Duca puts it: 'The gaslighting part comes in when the fictions are disputed by the media and Trump doubles down on his lies before painting himself as a victim […]'
It brags “we can replace them”—and gaslights and demonizes those who notice and object to being replaced.
gloss: To deceive, trick, or lie to.
pos: verb
tags: broadly
historical
informal
proscribed
transitive
Related words: gaslighter
gas lighter
gas-lighter
gaslighting
gas lighting
gas-lighting
gaslit
gas mantle
DARVO
Kafkatrap
mind game
mindscrew
deceive
Derived words: gaslight romance
gaslightee
gaslighter
gaslighting
gaslighty
Translations:
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 煤氣燈光 /煤气灯光
roman: méiqì dēngguāng
lang: Danish
word: gaslys
lang: Finnish
word: kaasuvalo
lang: Georgian
word: გაზის განათებაა
roman: gazis ganatebaa
lang: German
word: Gaslicht
lang: Greek
word: αεριόφως
roman: aeriófos
lang: Icelandic
word: gasljós
lang: Irish
word: solas gáis
lang: Korean
word: 가스등불
roman: gaseudeungbul
lang: Polish
word: oświetlenie gazowe
lang: Portuguese
word: luz/iluminação a gás
lang: Russian
word: га́зовое освеще́ние
roman: gázovoje osveščénije
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: plinsko svjetlo
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: plinsko svetlo
lang: Spanish
word: luz a gas
lang: Spanish
word: luz gaseiforme