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Gaslighting is when you pour gasoline all over something and then proceed to light it on fire.
Bob: Do you want to go gaslight Joe's house?
Jim: Yeah, let's do it, I'll go grab the gasoline.
by Infinilord August 17, 2023
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Gaslight

:To gaslight someone:
a form of psychological manipulation in which the abuser attempts to sow self-doubt and confusion in their victim's mind.

Manipulating someone into thinking something untrue or unkind.

Manipulating someone to a point where they become confused and have to question the reality of what is right or wrong.

It is import to know the signs of this kind of manipulation so you can prevent yourself from falling for these lies someone might tell you.

Gashlight = form of Manipulation
"Someone told me that I failed the test"

"You were gaslighted into thinking that, you actually got a 100% on it!"
by Chrrybomb August 22, 2023
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Gaslight

It's a light powered by gas
some people may say it's"manipulation" but that's actually not a real thing and gaslighting is when you light up a gaslight and gaslit is a lit up gaslight!
"ah shit the electricity is gone"
"oh don't worry man i think i got a gaslight somewhere in my basement"
by #1 gaslighter‼️‼️‼️ September 13, 2023
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Racial Gaslighting

Racial gaslighting is when Black, Indigenous, and people of color confront the ways they have experienced racism, and an individual, group, or institution (such as the media, legal system, or government) tries to make them doubt their experience, often to maintain control, avoid taking accountability, or conduct
normalized racial abuse.

Source: Racial Wellness, a book by Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu Iyamah
Ella realized that when Bryan tried to deny her lived experiences with racism, he was subjecting her to racial gaslighting.
by Racial Wellness September 18, 2023
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Gaslight

Sarujan is a gaslight
by Sarujans worst nightmare September 22, 2023
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Qualitative Gaslighting

This is when a person tells you what qualities you have, personality traits, etc. It can also be applied when someone's talking to someone else. It's even more harmful if the thing that's being said is simply untrue, and the person doing it has no idea what the person likes or enjoys.
Person: "I wanted to go skiing with your brother, but I don't know if he enjoys it"

Qualitative Gaslighter: "He loves skiing, I'll go and tell him to go with you"

The brother feels as though he now needs to portray this personality trait. Qualitative Gaslighting
by Boy #34 in your bedroom November 25, 2021
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Gaslighting

A word Gen Z made up because they are too snowflake to accept they might be wrong.
Person 1: How do you spell avocado?
Person 2: A-V-A-C-A-D-O
Person 3: actually it’s A-V-O-C-A-D-O
Person 2: your attempt to gaslight me is not going to work. *storms away to tell Maddie about her tragic gaslighting experience*
Persons 1&2: 👁👄👁
by reposts_artist0w April 22, 2022
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