gaslighted
SayGAS-lyt-idUS/ˈɡæsˌlaɪtɪd/UK/ˈɡæslaɪtɪd/
- 1Past tense and past participle of gaslight. Use it for something that already happened.
Her boss gaslighted her by saying the meeting she remembered never took place.
He felt he had been gaslighted for years by a partner who denied everything.
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- 2Lit by lamps that burn gas.
We walked home through the gaslighted streets of the old town.
The museum keeps one gaslighted room so visitors can see the soft yellow glow.
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gaslighted is a form of gaslight
gaslight, verb: To trick someone into doubting their memory, what is real, or their own mind, usually to harm them. Full entry
- Forms
- gaslightgaslights he/she/itgaslighting -ing formgaslighted past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- gaslight → gaslighted: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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