单词 | gaslight |
释义 | Word Frequency gaslight(ˈɡæsˌlaɪt) noun 1. a type of lamp in which the illumination is produced by an incandescent mantle heated by a jet of gas 2. the light produced by such a lamp verbWord forms: -lights, -lighting, -lighted or -lit 3. (transitive) informal to attempt to manipulate (a person) by continually presenting them with false information until they doubt their sanity Derived forms gaslighting (ˈgasˌlighting) noun Word origin sense 3 from Patrick Hamilton's play Gas Light (1938), in which a husband attempts to drive his wife insane by insisting that thegaslight in their home is not becoming dimmer |
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