TO GASLIGHT


Meaning of TO GASLIGHT in English

To drive crazy. (From _Gaslight_, a superior 1940s movie.) Example: And so it continues, the not so subtle plot spearheaded by my family and apparently the rest of the world is on it as well. What plot? Don't feign innocence with me. I know you are all trying to gaslight me, to drive me crazy. Reproduced here from a copyrighted site--or one that should be--currently without permission. If permission to reproduce is not granted, the example will be rewritten. NG's use of gaslight as a verb is the first the editor has seen and he thought it worth recording for posterity.

Slang English vocab.      Английский сленговый словарь.