gaslit

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gaslit

  • /ˈɡæsˌlɪt/ US

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From gas + lit.

adjective gas-lit

  1. not comparable Illuminated by burning gas. The gaslit streets of Victorian London felt much safer than the dark alleyways to either side.
  2. figuratively, not comparable Manipulated. “I need to chill?” I said, feeling gaslit.

Similar: gaslighted

verb

  1. participle, past simple past and past participle of gaslight

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Similar: gaslighted

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@misc{gaslit_2026,
  title = {gaslit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gaslit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}