“Gaslighting” has been named Merriam-Webster's word of 2022. It means the psychological manipulation of a person that “causes the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts.'
It means downright deceitful. Manipulating. Misleading. Merriam-Webster has named its word of 2022 -"gaslighting."the psychological manipulation
of a person, usually over an extended period of time, that"causes 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’s emotional or mental stability, and a dependency on the perpetrator."FILE - "Gaslighting" has been named Merriam-Webester's word of 2022.
In a world full of deepfakes, the dark web and fake news, Merriam-Webster’s editor at large Peter Sokolowski said he was surprised that there was not a single event that drove significant spikes in the curiosity, as it usually goes with the chosen word of the year.
Sokolowski told The Associated Press that"gaslighting" spent all of 2022 in the top 50 words looked up on merriam-webster.com. Last year, Merriam-Webster named"vaccine" as its word of the year."Pandemic" was Merriam-Webster's word of the year in 2020.Fun stories about food, relationships, the great outdoors and more.
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