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gaslight noun

  /ˈɡæslaɪt/ , /ˈɡæsˌlaɪt/
  • A lamp which operates by burning piped illuminating gas (or town gas).
 Gaslampe
  • The light produced by the burning gas in such a lamp.
 Gaslicht

gaslight verb

  /ˈɡæslaɪt/ , /ˈɡæsˌlaɪt/
  • (chiefly, transitive) To manipulate someone such that they doubt their own memory, perceptions of reality, or sanity, typically for malevolent#Adjective reasons.
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