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Lookups for the word on merriam-webster.com increased 1,740% in 2022 over the year before. But something else happened. There wasn香蕉视频直播檛 a single event that drove significant spikes in curiosity, as it usually goes with the chosen word of the year.

The gaslighting was pervasive.

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There were deepfakes and the dark web. There were deep states and fake news. And there was a whole lot of trolling.

Merriam-Webster香蕉视频直播檚 top definition for gaslighting is the psychological manipulation of a person, usually over an extended period of time, that 香蕉视频直播渃auses the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts, perception of reality, or memories and typically leads to confusion, loss of confidence and self-esteem, uncertainty of one香蕉视频直播檚 emotional or mental stability, and a dependency on the perpetrator.香蕉视频直播�

More broadly, the dictionary defines the word thusly: 香蕉视频直播淭he act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one香蕉视频直播檚 own advantage.香蕉视频直播�

Gaslighting is a heinous tool frequently used by abusers in relationships 香蕉视频直播� and by politicians and other newsmakers. It can happen between romantic partners, within a broader family unit and among friends. It can be a corporate tactic, or a way to mislead the public. There香蕉视频直播檚 also 香蕉视频直播渕edical gaslighting,香蕉视频直播� when a health care professional dismisses a patient香蕉视频直播檚 symptoms or illness as 香蕉视频直播渁ll in your head.香蕉视频直播�

Despite its relatively recent prominence 香蕉视频直播� including 香蕉视频直播淕aslighter,香蕉视频直播� The Chicks香蕉视频直播� 2020 album featuring the rousingly angry titular single 香蕉视频直播� the word was brought to life more than 80 years ago with 香蕉视频直播淕as Light,香蕉视频直播� a 1938 play by Patrick Hamilton.

It birthed two film adaptations in the 1940s. One, George Cukor香蕉视频直播檚 香蕉视频直播淕aslight香蕉视频直播� in 1944, starred Ingrid Bergman as Paula Alquist and Charles Boyer as Gregory Anton. The two marry after a whirlwind romance and Gregory turns out to be a champion gaslighter. Among other instances, he insists her complaints over the constant dimming of their London townhouse香蕉视频直播檚 gaslights is a figment of her troubled mind. It wasn香蕉视频直播檛.

The death of Angela Lansbury in October drove some interest in lookups of the word, Sokolowski said. She played Nancy Oliver, a young maid hired by Gregory and told not to bother his 香蕉视频直播渉igh-strung香蕉视频直播� wife.

The term gaslighting was later used by mental health practitioners to clinically describe a form of prolonged coercive control in abusive relationships.

香蕉视频直播淭here is this implication of an intentional deception,香蕉视频直播� Sokolowski said. 香蕉视频直播淎nd once one is aware of that deception, it香蕉视频直播檚 not just a straightforward lie, as in, you know, I didn香蕉视频直播檛 eat the cookies in the cookie jar. It香蕉视频直播檚 something that has a little bit more devious quality to it. It has possibly an idea of strategy or a long-term plan.香蕉视频直播�

Merriam-Webster, which logs 100 million pageviews a month on its site, chooses its word of the year based solely on data. Sokolowski and his team weed out evergreen words most commonly looked up to gauge which word received a significant bump over the year before.

They don香蕉视频直播檛 slice and dice why people look up words, which can be anything from quick spelling and definition checks to some sort of attempt at inspiration or motivation. Some of the droves who looked up 香蕉视频直播済aslighting香蕉视频直播� this year might have wanted to know, simply, if it香蕉视频直播檚 one or two words, or whether it香蕉视频直播檚 hyphenated.

香蕉视频直播淕aslighting,香蕉视频直播� Sokolowski said, spent all of 2022 in the top 50 words looked up on merriam-webster.com to earn top dog word of the year status. Last year香蕉视频直播檚 pick was 香蕉视频直播渧accine.香蕉视频直播� Rounding out this year香蕉视频直播檚 Top 10 are:

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By Leanne Italie

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