🇬🇧🇪🇸 gaslighting - manipulación emocional : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "gaslighting" ("manipulación emocional"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation where one person tries to make another person question their own memory, perception, or sanity. This is often done by denying facts, lying, or creating confusion. The term comes from a play where a man tricks his wife into thinking she’s imagining things by secretly dimming the gas lights in their home.
My cat knocks things off the table and then looks at me like I did it. I think he’s gaslighting me.
My goldfish has mastered gaslighting; every time I feed him, he acts like it never happened.
My brother is gaslighting me into thinking I ate his candy, but I know I didn’t… or did I?
The fridge was full yesterday, but now my sister is gaslighting me into believing it was always empty.
My little brother keeps gaslighting me into believing I lost our TV remote when he was the last one to use it!
She found the lamp unplugged and blamed herself. Her flatmate denied it; that gaslighting started. Keys moved, notes rewritten — more gaslighting, another gaslighting claim that she was losing it. The gaslighting grew until she set her phone to record. She played the proof aloud; the gaslighting stopped. She smiled and left the room calm.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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