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Gaslighting

Gaslighting is the manipulation of someone into questioning their perception of reality. The term derives from the 1944 film Gaslight and became popular in the mid-2010s.

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Etymology

In self-help and amateur psychology

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In social systems

In the workplace

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Gaslighting

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Gaslighting

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related to Etymology · 21
Gaslighting → According, American Psychological Association, British, English, Gas Light, Gaslight, In The New York, It, Its, London's, Maureen Dowd, Merriam-Webster, Oxford University Press, Patrick Hamilton, Set, The, The American Dialect Society, The New York Times, Times, Unknown
related to Broader use and conflation · 13
Gaslighting → According, Emotional Intelligence, In, Merriam-Webster, PhD, Robin Stern, Some, That's, The, Washington Post, Word, Yale Center, Year
related to In psychiatry and psychology · 8
Gaslighting → After, American Psychological Association, Barton, Gardiner, In, Lund, The, Whitehead
related to In politics · 7
Gaslighting → American, American Mind, Assault, Confusion, In, Political Manipulation, State
related to In the workplace · 6
Gaslighting → Don’t, In, Indiana University, Kate Abramson, On Gaslighting, You’re
related to Learned behavior · 6
Gaslighting → ADHD, BPD, NPD, PTSD, Studies, They
related to In social systems · 3
Gaslighting → By, One, This
is a · 2
Gaslighting → informal term that refers to patients having their real symptoms dismissed or downplayed by medical professionals, manipulation of someone into questioning their perception of reality
related to Habilitation · 2
Gaslighting → It, Those
related to Motivations · 2
Gaslighting → It, Some

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Gaslightingis amanipulation of someone into questioning their perception of reality0.90text
Gaslightingis ainformal term that refers to patients having their real symptoms dismissed or downplayed by medical professionals0.90text
Gaslightingrelated to Broader use and conflationIn0.60section
Gaslightingrelated to Broader use and conflationMerriam-Webster0.60section
Gaslightingrelated to Broader use and conflationWord0.60section
Gaslightingrelated to Broader use and conflationYear0.60section
Gaslightingrelated to Broader use and conflationThe0.60section
Gaslightingrelated to Broader use and conflationAccording0.60section
Gaslightingrelated to Broader use and conflationRobin Stern0.60section
Gaslightingrelated to Broader use and conflationPhD0.60section
Gaslightingrelated to Broader use and conflationYale Center0.60section
Gaslightingrelated to Broader use and conflationEmotional Intelligence0.60section

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