"gaslighted" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} gaslighted (not comparable)
  1. Illuminated by burning gas. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: gas-lighted, gaslit
    Sense id: en-gaslighted-en-adj-zOP1-yC~

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} gaslighted
  1. simple past and past participle of gaslight Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: gaslight
    Sense id: en-gaslighted-en-verb-dem5cmLi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96

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