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gaslighting (verb) – To psychologically manipulate (someone) so that they question their memories, perception, or sanity.

(noun) – 1. Light produced by burning illuminating gas.
2. A gas burner or lamp.

Source : The Free Dictionary

Etymology : The term originated from the 1938 play Gas Light (known in the United States as Angel Street) by the British dramatist Patrick Hamilton and two film adaptations (1940 and 1944), both named Gaslight, about a woman whose husband slowly manipulates her into believing that she is going insane.

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