gaslit

1 of 2

adjective

gas·​lit ˈgas-ˌlit How to pronounce gaslit (audio)
-ˈlit
: illuminated by gaslight

gaslit

2 of 2

past and past participle of gaslight entry 2

Examples of gaslit in a Sentence

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Adjective
But underneath the skepticism, something else nagged at me: the sense that my incertitude was a metastasis of our jittery, gaslit world, where baseline reality is increasingly in dispute. New York Times, 27 Aug. 2019

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1837, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gaslit was in 1837

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“Gaslit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaslit. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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