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gaslight¹
- /ˈɡæslaɪt/ UK
- /ˈɡæsˌlaɪt/ US
Where it comes from
From gas (“flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel”) + light.
noun gaslights · gas light · gas-light
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A lamp which operates by burning piped illuminating gas (or town gas).
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.
Similar: gas lamp
- The light produced by the burning gas in such a lamp. A year since I strained my eyes very severely, and have never dared to use them much since by gaslight.
gaslight²
- /ˈɡæslaɪt/ UK
- /ˈɡæsˌlaɪt/ US
Where it 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.
verb gaslights · gaslighting · gaslighted · gaslit
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To manipulate someone such that they doubt their own memory, perceptions of reality, or sanity, typically for malevolent reasons.
Sylvia is a beautiful woman whose business-partner husband is "gaslighting" her. (That means he's trying to drive her crazy.)
Similar: head-game
- To deceive, trick, or lie to.
Translations
Every language
noun light produced by burning gas
| Español | luz a gas, luz gaseiforme |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가스등불 gaseudeungbul |
| 中文 | 煤氣燈光 /煤气灯光 méiqì dēngguāng |
| Português | luz/iluminação a gás |
| Deutsch | Gaslicht |
| Ελληνικά | αεριόφως aeriófos |
| Русский | га́зовое освеще́ние gázovoje osveščénije |
noun lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
| Español | lámpara a gas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가스등 gaseudeung, 가스램프 gaseuraempeu |
| 日本語 | ガス灯 gasu-tō, ガスランプ gasu ranpu |
| 中文 | 煤氣燈 /煤气灯 méiqìdēng, 自來火 /自来火 zìláihuǒ |
| Português | lâmpada a gás, lampião |
| Français | bec de gaz |
| Deutsch | Gaslampe |
| Ελληνικά | αεριόφως aeriófos, ανθρακαέριο anthrakaério, λάμπα αερίου lámpa aeríou |
| Русский | га́зовая ла́мпа gázovaja lámpa |
| العربية | مِصْبَاح غَاز miṣbāḥ ḡāz |
verb to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
| Español | embocar, huevear, huevonear, hacer(lo) creer que está loco él mismo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 心理操作する shinrisōsa suru, ガスライティングする gasuraitingu suru |
| Português | abusar |
| Français | manipuler, gaslighter, gaslight |
| Deutsch | mit Psychotricks langsam irre machen |
| Italiano | manipolare |
| Русский | газла́йтить gazlájtitʹ |
Talk about this word "gaslight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gaslight. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gaslight. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gaslight "gaslight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gaslight.Cite this
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title = {gaslight},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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