Gaslighting is a form of manipulation where an abuser, like an employer, bends subjects to their will by distorting their ...

The dictionary company said searches for the word on its website had increased 1,740% in 2022 compared to 2021, The Associated Press reported. While popular, Merriam-Webster said there wasn't a single ...

The term "gaslighting" originated in 1938, but it was not until about 2010 that it was widely used. It still includes the original meaning—malign efforts to convince someone that their own sense of ...

If Instagram is your therapist, you may have been led to believe that if someone strongly disagrees with your point of view, then they are gaslighting you. As a psychotherapist, I have heard this term ...

What is gaslighting in relationships, and how can you tell if you're a victim of this manipulative form of emotional abuse?

“Stop gaslighting me,” I joked to my brother. He rolled his eyes, “That’s not what the word ‘gaslighting’ means.” “Stop gaslighting me about gaslighting!” I yelled back. Merriam-Webster has just ...

NEW YORK — “Gaslighting” — mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful — is Merriam-Webster's word of the year. Lookups for the word on merriam-webster.com increased 1,740% in 2022 over ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — “Gaslighting” — mind ...

While popular, Merriam-Webster said there wasn’t a single event that caused the query’s increase that is typically seen in other words-of-the-year winners. “Gaslighting” is “the act or practice of ...