gaslit

[ gas-lit ]

/ ˈgæsˌlɪt /

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adjective

having illumination provided by burning gas: gaslit streets.

of or resembling a time, especially the 1890s, when gaslight was widely used: the gaslit era.

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Origin of gaslit

First recorded in 1830–40; gas + lit¹

When I’ve gone to file police reports on my stalker, I’ve felt gaslit.
Why it’s so hard to make tech more diverse|Wudan Yan|June 30, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Banks was feeling gaslit even before she officially started.
Pinterest and the Subtle Poison of Sexism and Racism in Silicon Valley|Janice Min|March 22, 2021|Time
He felt done pretending that anything was normal, and he decided that now would be a good time to tell Sharon that he’d felt frustrated and gaslit by her all these years.
The Climate Crisis Is Worse Than You Can Imagine. Here’s What Happens If You Try.|by Elizabeth Weil|January 25, 2021|ProPublica
It was depressing to think of the autumn rain and the dreary gaslit hours of afternoon school.
Sinister Street, vol. 1|Compton Mackenzie

Acting on impulse at last, she took council with John, securing him as her companion in the gaslit walk from a concert.
Magnum Bonum|Charlotte M. Yonge
In the Lese-zimmer, a small gaslit room, with glazed doors opening upon the Musik-saal.
The Travelling Companions|F. Anstey
In the gaslit kitchen, surrounded by steaming linen, Victoria wrote a little feverish note in pencil.
A Bed of Roses|W. L. George
Something very energetic, certainly—to seize some drugs, perhaps, and rush excitedly with him through the gaslit streets.
The Man from Archangel|A. Conan Doyle