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gaslit en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡæsˌlɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From gas + lit.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Illuminated by burning gas.
    • the gaslit era
    • […]I have too few hours alone with Beethoven and Mozart, and too many with the gaslit crowds before me. 1880, Ouida, Moths, a Novel, volume 2, London: Chatto & Windus, pages 322–323:
    • The gaslit streets of Victorian London felt much safer than the dark alleyways to either side.
  2. (figuratively, not-comparable) Manipulated.
    • “I need to chill?” I said, feeling gaslit. 2022, Sean Thor Conroe, Fuccboi, Hachette, →ISBN:

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Synonyms

gaslighted

gaslit en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɡæsˌlɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From gas + lit.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of gaslight
    form of gaslight