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Gaslighting

3/15/2020

gas·light
/ˈɡaslīt/
verb
gerund or present participle: gaslighting

manipulate (someone) by psychological means into questioning their own sanity.
"in the first episode, Karen Valentine is being gaslighted by her husband"
Gaslighting is a tactic in which a person or entity, in order to gain more power, makes a victim question their reality. It works much better than you may think. ... For example, in the movie Gaslight (1944), a man manipulates his wife to the point where she thinks she is losing her mind.

3/8/2020

Inappropriate actions can have inappropriate consequences.