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- [gas-lahyt]
- /ˈgæsˌlaɪt/
- /ˈɡæs.laɪt/
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- [gas-lahyt]
- /ˈgæsˌlaɪt/
Definitions of gaslight word
- noun gaslight light produced by the combustion of illuminating gas. 1
- noun gaslight a gas burner or gas jet for producing this kind of light. 1
- adjective gaslight gaslit (def 2). 1
- verb with object gaslight to cause (a person) to doubt his or her sanity through the use of psychological manipulation: How do you know if your partner is gaslighting you? 1
- noun gaslight A type of lamp in which an incandescent mantle is heated by a jet of burning gas. 1
- noun gaslight light emitted by a gas lamp 1
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Origin of gaslight
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
1800-10; gas + light1; def 4 in reference to the 1944 movie Gaslight, in which an abusive husband secretly and repeatedly dims and brightens the gaslights in the house while accusing his wife of imagining the flickering
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Parts of speech for Gaslight
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gaslight popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
gaslight usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gaslight
noun gaslight
- light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- beacon — A beacon is a light or a fire, usually on a hill or tower, which acts as a signal or a warning.
- torch — a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- flashlight — Also called, especially British, torch. a small, portable electric lamp powered by dry batteries, LEDs, or a tiny generator.
- searchlight — a device, usually consisting of a light and reflector, for throwing a beam of light in any direction.
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