What does Gaslighting mean?

In the LexZicon, Gaslighting is manipulating someone into doubting their own memory, judgment or perception of reality. Pronounced /GAS-lyt-ing/, it sits under G in Famdom's dictionary of the words families use.

How is Gaslighting used in a sentence?

As a family might say it: "He swore the plan was never confirmed, total Gaslighting." The LexZicon keeps one line like this for every term, so the word is read the way it lands at home and not only as a definition. Hearing it in a sentence is usually what tells a brand whether the word fits inside family life.

Why is Gaslighting in the LexZicon?

Because families use it. The LexZicon is Famdom's dictionary of family language: the words children, parents and grandparents actually say, decoded so a brand can follow what a household means. Gaslighting is one of the hundred terms of the 2026 wordlist, each with a definition and a sentence, and every entry links on to the next term and to the A to Z.

Gaslighting

Decoded

/GAS-lyt-ing/

The definition

Manipulating someone into doubting their own memory, judgment or perception of reality.

The entry

In a sentence: "He swore the plan was never confirmed, total Gaslighting."
Not to be confused with: Ghosting Girl Math Glow Up
Origin: Decoded by Famdom from the words families used in 2026, for the LexZicon wordlist.

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What does Gaslighting mean?: In the LexZicon, Gaslighting is manipulating someone into doubting their own memory, judgment or perception of reality. Pronounced /GAS-lyt-ing/, it sits under G in Famdom's dictionary of the words families use.
How is Gaslighting used in a sentence?: As a family might say it: "He swore the plan was never confirmed, total Gaslighting." The LexZicon keeps one line like this for every term, so the word is read the way it lands at home and not only as a definition. Hearing it in a sentence is usually what tells a brand whether the word fits inside family life.
Why is Gaslighting in the LexZicon?: Because families use it. The LexZicon is Famdom's dictionary of family language: the words children, parents and grandparents actually say, decoded so a brand can follow what a household means. Gaslighting is one of the hundred terms of the 2026 wordlist, each with a definition and a sentence, and every entry links on to the next term and to the A to Z.