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• Gaslighting — is a form of psychological abuse. It involves an increasing frequency of systematically withholding factual information from, and/or providing false information to the subject, having the gradual effect of making the victim anxious, confused, and …   Wikipedia

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• Gaslight — may refer to:* Gas lighting, the use of flammable gas such as natural gas as a light source * Gaslighting, a form of psychological abuse coined as a reference to two similar films of the same name: ** Gas Light (1938) the Patrick Hamilton stage… …   Wikipedia

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