Cool. Do "Lie" next.
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"Gaslighting" IS a word, and has been for a long time.
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I just love words and finding out where they come from.
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in other words, "trumped"
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Yoooooooooo who we subtweeting today? all the Drumpf admin?
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@BCAppelbaum and it’s glorious
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Should note that he tried to drive her mad by consistently letting small amounts of gas leak out from the gaslight in her bedroom, weakening her considerably.
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I would be curious to know if it entered the language in this particular sense via the play or the '44 movie (which is a fantastic film and everyone interested in the term should watch to see exactly what it means.)
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It looks like the film version inspired its verb sense. The Historical Dictionary of American Slang has a record from 1956 where a woman used it in a speech and referred to the movie.
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'Gaslighting' comes from the title and plot of a 1938 play in which a man tries to drive his wife mad by causing her to doubt her grip on reality.