Definition of Gaslight
to use psychological manipulation to sow seeds of doubt in a personβs mind and make them question their own sanity
Examples of Gaslight in a sentence
Emmaβs husband could gaslight so well; he was able to use deceit to make her think she was going crazy.
Because he likes to gaslight people, Justinβs mother warns his teachers of his manipulation.
Denying he ever agreed to the deal, the shady salesman tried to gaslight the client.
People who gaslight also throw in positive affirmations so that they can confuse you even more with their psychological tricks.
The psychopath will gaslight and tell blatant lies in an attempt to throw you off balance.
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