Definitions for gaslighting
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1. Gaslighting

   Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation that seeks to sow seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or in members of a targeted group, making them question their own memory, perception, and sanity. Using persistent denial, misdirection, contradiction, and lying, it attempts to destabilize the victim and delegitimize the victim's belief.Instances may range from the denial by an abuser that previous abusive incidents ever occurred up to the staging of bizarre events by the abuser with the intention of disorienting the victim. The term owes its origin to the 1938 Patrick Hamilton play Gaslight and its 1940 and 1944 film adaptations. The term has been used in clinical and research literature, as well as in political commentary.

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gaslighting in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gaslighting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of gaslighting in a Sentence

1. Dani Pinter:

   People have been directly asking Pornhub to respond for months on endso clearly this is nothing but self-preservation and gaslighting.

2. Nikita Shepard:

   It's very hard to oppose because who could be against protecting Our Children, right ? the term that I would use for a lot of this culture war stuff happening and this trans stuff is political gaslighting.

3. Joe Connor:

   They just dehumanize our families for political gain, i guess they call it gaslighting. They can say these things that will make people believe that these riots were worse than the worst thing that happened on American soil. Either they're ignorant or they're just really devious and clever, and you can put nothing past them, because if you're willing to lie to that degree … It's a disturbing trend to me.

4. Dahlia Belle:

   I'm a 40-year-old comedian and Black, transgender woman who grew up in the'80s and'90s, i couldn't care less about jokes being made at my expense. I grew up fearing my imminent murder and/or eternal damnation. What makes' The Closer' unacceptable is the intense gaslighting of multiple, vulnerable communities.

5. Anand Menon:

   There might be closer cooperation, but I doubt it at the moment. What's more concerning is the government's gaslighting. They don't admit that there's a problem ; they play it down ; they say to wait 10 years. Which one is it ? Is it all fine or do we need to wait 10 years ? And what are the people currently suffering supposed to do in that time ?

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaslighting