What does gas lighting mean?
Gas lighting means gerund of gaslight.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
gerund of gaslight.
2013, Victoria Summit, Stop Dancing in the Gaslight: Recognizing Domestic Abuse is Half the Battle, Scarlett Publishing, page 14, In the Disney movie, Oz, the Great and Powerful, Oz's gaslighting schemes showcase his extreme case of Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
“Defendants’ representations to this Court that Mr. Musk is not running DOGE are tantamount to legal gaslighting,” CREW said.
To people around them, the Amodei siblings would describe [Sam] Altman’s tactics as “gaslighting” and “psychological abuse.”
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Gas lighting means gerund of gaslight.
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2013, Victoria Summit, Stop Dancing in the Gaslight: Recognizing Domestic Abuse is Half the Battle, Scarlett Publishing, page 14, In the Disney movie, Oz, the Great and Powerful, Oz's gaslighting schemes showcase his extreme case of Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
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