adjective
- illuminated by gas lamps
- manipulated through psychological tactics to question one’s own reality or sanity
Usage: historical
Usage: informal
verb
- past tense and past participle of gaslight
Examples
- The old theater was gaslit before electricity was installed.
- Victorian streets were gaslit at night.
- She felt gaslit by her partner’s constant denial of events she clearly remembered.
- The employee realized he had been gaslit by his supervisor for months.
- After being gaslit repeatedly, she began to doubt her own perceptions.
- The gaslit victim sought therapy to rebuild confidence in their memories.