gaslight
noun[CorU]
uk/ˈɡæs.laɪt/us/ˈɡæs.laɪt/alightthat usesgasasfuel, or thelightthat isproducedby this:
煤气灯；煤气灯光Helookedover thestreet, where the gaslights were beinglighted.
In mychildhood, all mywinterreadingwas done by gaslight.
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- Shepausedbeneath the gaslight tocatchherbreath.
- How did theylivewith just threetapsand no gaslight and just atoiletin theyard?
- Here theplayofshadowand gaslight istweakedbytouchesofwhitechalk.
Lighting & light fittings in the home
- bulb
- candelabra
- candle
- candlestick
- candlewick
- chandelier
- head torch
- headlamp
- hurricane lamp
- lamp
- lampshade
- penlight
- rope light
- SAD lamp
- searchlight
- solar lantern
- unlit
- uplighter
- votive candle
- wick
gaslight
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈɡæs.laɪt/us/ˈɡæs.laɪt/past tense and past participlegaslightedtotrickorcontrolsomeone by making thembelievethattheirmemoriesorbeliefsabout something arewrong,especiallybysuggestingthat they may bementallyill:
She had nomemoryof theincidentandthoughthe wastryingto gaslight her.
Are youtryingtotellme I've been gaslighted for the past 6months?
- Ifeellike I'm being gaslighted.
- We won'tlethim gaslight us intobelievinghisversionof thatday.
- He wasableto gaslight Anthony to thepointwhere he waswillingtokillJames.
Insults & abuse
- affront
- backhanded compliment
- be close to the boneidiom
- belittle
- contumely
- cut (someone) to the quickidiom
- denigration
- dis
- disparagement
- jeer
- left-handed compliment
- mouth
- neg
- negging
- point-scoring
- putsomething/someonedown
- revile
- score points offsomeoneidiom
- slight
- stick
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