gaslight
gas·light
noun
1.
light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas
Origin
From the 1938 stage play Gas Light by the English playwright and novelist Patrick Hamilton (1904-1962), and its 1940 and 1944 film adaptations, in which a husband attempts to convince his wife and others that she is insane by manipulating small elements of their environment. For more details, see also Gaslighting § Etymology on Wikipedia.
Phrases
- gas lighter
- gas lighting
- gas mantle
- gaslight romance
- mind game
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