"Gaslighting" — mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful — is Merriam-Webster's word of the year. Lookups for the word on merriam-webster.com increased 1,740% in 2022 over the year ...

What is gaslighting, and what are gaslighting signs? You may have heard the word, but do you understand what it means? Well, lots of Americans want to know the definition of gaslighting, and that's ...

“Stop gaslighting me,” I joked to my brother. He rolled his eyes, “That’s not what the word ‘gaslighting’ means.” “Stop gaslighting me about gaslighting!” I yelled back. Merriam-Webster has just ...

Merriam-Webster has announced its 2022 word of the year: "gaslighting." Gaslighting – defined broadly as "the act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one’s own advantage" – gained ...

Gaslighting is the Merriam-Webster 2022 word of the year. According to Semrush, Americans also type the word into search engines around 550,000 times a month. If you’re a social media user, you ...

It means downright deceitful. Manipulating. Misleading. Merriam-Webster has named its word of 2022 - "gaslighting." The official definition for "gaslighting," according to Merriam-Webster, is the ...

You better believe it — “gaslighting” is the word of the year. The newly common term for lying to someone in order to mentally manipulate them topped Merriam-Webster’s list of 2022’s hottest words and ...

Gaslighting isn't just an Internet trend. It's a very real experience—and it's harmful to everyone involved. However, sometimes it can be hard to distinguish what gaslighting sounds like if it's ...

The online dictionary chose “gaslighting,” which it defines as “the act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one’s own advantage,” as its top word of 2022 because it has become the ...

“Gaslighting” — mind-manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful — is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year. Lookups for the word on merriam-webster.com increased by 1,740% over last year. But ...

Look-ups of the word "gaslighting" on Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary jumped by 1740% this year compared to the year prior. (Photo: Getty) Well, to be completely truthful, the dictionary itself ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Merriam-Webster's word of the year -- and this you can believe -- is "gaslighting." The online dictionary chose "gaslighting," which it defines as "the act or practice of grossly ...