gaslit

[gas-lit]

adjective

1. having illumination provided by burning gas.

   gaslit streets.

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

   the gaslit era.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gaslit¹

First recorded in 1830–40; gas + lit ¹

Example Sentences

“Even the way that scene is crafted you realize everyone in the room is kind of being gaslit by each other, everyone’s sort of crafting this false narrative around Amanda and she’s trying to figure it out as it’s going. It’s such a nuanced scene and she carried it.”

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"I feel like the police have gaslit me. I have walked out of one relationship with an abuser and straight into another one," she says.

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"I felt like I was gaslit," Hanya says, "like all of these things were made up. Like none of it was true."

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A No 10 insider says the "public has been gaslit for years – taxpayers have been told it's happening, but nothing has been changing".

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"I'm so grateful that I have this," she told me, looking down at her hand, "to remind myself of all these young women out there who are not believed and are gaslit to death. That doesn't go away."

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