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单词 gaslight
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gaslight


gas·light

G0052400 (găs′līt′) n. 1. Light produced by burning illuminating gas. 2. A gas burner or lamp. tr.v. gas·light·ed or gas·lit , gas·light·ing, gas·lights To psychologically manipulate (someone) so that they question their memories, perception, or sanity: "Feminists are often gaslighted into believing that holding their partners accountable for promoting gender equality is unreasonable" (Suzannah Weiss).
[gas + light. Verb, after the play Gas Light (1938) by British playwright Patrick Hamilton (1904-1962) and its film adaptations, in particular Gaslight (1944), in which a woman experiences strange events, such as the unexplained dimming of the gaslights in her house, and doubts her own sanity when she is told she is imagining or misremembering her experiences.]

gaslight

(ˈɡæsˌlaɪt) n1. (Chemistry) a type of lamp in which the illumination is produced by an incandescent mantle heated by a jet of gas2. (Chemistry) the light produced by such a lamp

gas•light

(ˈgæsˌlaɪt)

n. 1. light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas. 2. a gas burner or gas jet for producing this kind of light. adj. 3. gaslit (def. 2). [1800–10] gas′light`ed, adj.
Thesaurus
Noun1.gaslight - light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gasgaslight - light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gaslight, visible light, visible radiation - (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation; "the light was filtered through a soft glass window"
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gaslight


gaslighting

The act of manipulating someone psychologically so that they begin to doubt their experience of reality. The phrase comes from the 1938 play Gas Light, in which the protagonist attempts to induce insanity in his wife by constantly questioning or doubting her reports of strange events, such as the dimming of the house's gas lights (which has in fact occurred and is related to the husband's nefarious activities). Her husband must be gaslighting her because she suddenly doubts all the evidence that she's found of his indiscretions. The administration has been accused of gaslighting with its repeated attempts to spread disinformation.See also: gaslight

gaslight

To manipulate someone psychologically so that they begin to doubt their experience of reality. The phrase comes from the 1938 play Gas Light, in which the protagonist attempts to induce insanity in his wife by constantly questioning or doubting her reports of strange events, such as the dimming of the house's gas lights (which has in fact occurred and is related to the husband's nefarious activities). Her husband must be gaslighting her because she suddenly doubts all the evidence that she's found of his indiscretions. The administration has been accused of gaslighting with its repeated attempts to spread disinformation.

gaslight


gaslight

a type of lamp in which the illumination is produced by an incandescent mantle heated by a jet of gas
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