Usually means: Manipulating someone to doubt reality.
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We found 6 dictionaries that define the word gaslighting:

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  1. gaslighting: Merriam-Webster
  2. gaslighting: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. gaslighting: Wordnik
  4. gaslighting: Wiktionary
  5. Gaslighting: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. gaslighting: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See gaslight as well.)

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▸ noun:  thumb |upright=1.35 |Google Trends topic searches for "Gaslighting" began a substantial increase in 2016.

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minimization, denial, diversion, withholding, counter-accusation, projection, invalidation, smearing, more...

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