gaslight: Palabra del día: December 5, 2020
gaslight , n :
A lamp which operates by burning piped illuminating gas. The light produced by the burning gas in such a lamp. gaslight v (transitive) To manipulate (someone) psychologically such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity, thereby evoking in them cognitive dissonance and low self-esteem. The stage play Gas Light by the English playwright and novelist Patrick Hamilton, from which the verb is derived, premiered in London on this day in 1938.
A lamp which operates by burning piped illuminating gas. The light produced by the burning gas in such a lamp. gaslight v (transitive) To manipulate (someone) psychologically such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity, thereby evoking in them cognitive dissonance and low self-esteem. The stage play Gas Light by the English playwright and novelist Patrick Hamilton, from which the verb is derived, premiered in London on this day in 1938.
