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Montevideo, April 19th 2024 - 16:59 UTC

Tag: Gaslighting

  • Wednesday, November 30th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

    Pervasive, heinous “Gaslighting” the word of the year for Merriam Webster

    Gaslighting is the psychological manipulation of a person, usually over an extended period of time, that “causes the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts”

    “Gaslighting”, mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful is Merriam Webster word of the year. According to Merriam Webster lookups for the word increased 1,740% in 2022 over the year before. But something else happened. There wasn't a single event that drove significant spikes in the curiosity, as it usually goes with the chosen word of the year. But gaslighting was pervasive.