gaslighting
/ˈɡæslaɪtɪŋ/
EN
A form of psychological manipulation where a person makes someone question their own memory, perception, or sanity by sowing doubt and distorting facts.
Many victims of domestic abuse do not even realize they are experiencing gaslighting at the hands of their partner.
Etymology
The term originates from the 1938 play *Gas Light* and its subsequent film adaptations, where a husband manipulates his wife by dimming their gas-powered lights and denies the lights are changing, to convince her she is hallucinating. It entered widespread psychological usage in the 1980s.
Translations
简体中文
煤气灯操纵,精神操控,洗脑式 manipulation
繁體中文
煤氣燈操縱,精神控制,心理 manipulation
日本語
ガスライティング,精神操作,記憶操作
한국어
가스라이팅,정신 조작,심리 조작
Deutsch
Gaslighting,Gasbeleuchtung,Manipulation
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manipulationpsychological abusecoerciondeceptionbrainwashing