{"id":517232,"date":"2022-11-28T11:48:11","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T08:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gaslighting-merriam-websters-word-of-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-11-28T11:48:11","modified_gmt":"2022-11-28T08:48:11","slug":"gaslighting-merriam-websters-word-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gaslighting-merriam-websters-word-of-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Gaslighting&#8217;: Merriam-Webster&#8217;s word of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b62405f312\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b62405f312\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gaslighting-merriam-websters-word-of-2022\/#%E2%80%98Gaslighting_Merriam-Websters_word_of_2022\" >&#8216;Gaslighting&#8217;: Merriam-Webster&#8217;s word of 2022<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98Gaslighting_Merriam-Websters_word_of_2022\"><\/span>&#8216;Gaslighting&#8217;: Merriam-Webster&#8217;s word of 2022<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 \u201cGaslighting\u201d \u2014 mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful \u2014 is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.merriam-webster.com\/words-at-play\/word-of-the-year\" data-ylk=\"slk:Merriam-Webster's word of the year.\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">Merriam-Webster&#8217;s word of the year.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lookups for the word on merriam-webster.com increased 1,740% in 2022 over the year before. But something else h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ened. There wasn&#8217;t a single event that drove significant spikes in the curiosity, as it usually goes with the chosen word of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The gaslighting was pervasive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a word that has risen so quickly in the English language, and especially in the last four years, that it actually came as a surprise to me and to many of us,\u201d said Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster&#8217;s editor at large, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press ahead of Monday&#8217;s unveiling.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a word looked up frequently every single day of the year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>There were <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-america-donald-trump-ap-top-news-elections-artificial-intelligence-21fa207a1254401197fd1e0d7ecd14cb\" data-ylk=\"slk:deepfakes\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">deepfakes<\/a> and the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/1ca51cba8bb14a289d678eaa746122d3\" data-ylk=\"slk:dark web.\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">dark web.<\/a> There were <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/north-america-donald-trump-ap-top-news-north-korea-james-comey-8720fde079e84237b8e6cca4219aafb2\" data-ylk=\"slk:deep states\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">deep states<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/not-real-news\" data-ylk=\"slk:fake news.\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">fake news.<\/a> And there was a whole lot of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-news-ap-top-news-elections-social-media-technology-4086949d878336f8ea6daa4dee725d94\" data-ylk=\"slk:trolling.\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">trolling.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Merriam-Webster&#8217;s top definition for gaslighting is the psychological manipulation of a person, usually over an extended period of time, that \u201ccauses 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\u2019s emotional or mental stability, and a dependency on the perpetrator.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gaslighting is a heinous tool frequently used by abusers in relationships \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-capitol-siege-coronavirus-pandemic-elections-9f781df5c184eaad8651659eb628857c\" data-ylk=\"slk:and by politicians and other newsmakers.\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">and by politicians and other newsmakers.<\/a> It can happen between romantic partners, within a broader family unit and among friends. It can be a corporate tactic, or a way to mislead the public. There&#8217;s also \u201cmedical gaslighting,\u201d when a health care professional dismisses a patient&#8217;s symptoms or illness as \u201call in your head.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite its relatively recent prominence \u2014 including <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/entertainment-music-ap-top-news-natalie-maines-ingrid-bergman-217b8d650500e4a4e332cc53158201fb\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cGaslighter,\u201d The Chicks' 2020 album\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u201cGaslighter,\u201d The Chicks&#8217; 2020 album<\/a> featuring the rousingly angry titular single \u2014 the word was brought to life more than 80 years ago with \u201cGas Light,\u201d a 1938 play by Patrick Hamilton.<\/p>\n<p>It birthed two film adaptations in the 1940s. One, George Cukor&#8217;s \u201cGaslight\u201d in 1944, starred Ingrid Bergman as Paula Alquist and Charles Boyer as Gregory Anton. The two marry after a whirlwind romance and Gregory turns out to be a champion gaslighter. Among other instances, he insists her complains over the constant dimming of their London townhouse&#8217;s gaslights is a figment of her troubled mind. It wasn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/angela-lansbury-dies-0fd75fe45fe1501d02bd164ff1130d0f\" data-ylk=\"slk:death of Angela Lansbury\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">death of Angela Lansbury<\/a> in October drove some interest in lookups of the word, Sokolowski said. She played Nancy Oliver, a young maid hired by Gregory and told not to bother his \u201chigh-strung\u201d wife.<\/p>\n<p>The term gaslighting was later used by mental health practitioners to clinically describe a form of prolonged coercive control in abusive relationships.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is this implication of an intentional deception,\u201d Sokolowski said. \u201cAnd once one is aware of that deception, it\u2019s not just a straightforward lie, as in, you know, I didn\u2019t eat the cookies in the cookie jar. It\u2019s something that has a little bit more devious quality to it. It has possibly an idea of strategy or a long-term plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Merriam-Webster, which logs 100 million pageviews a month <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-media-social-media-health-7763d1837b4075d6e19dde947caa57bf\" data-ylk=\"slk:on its site,\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">on its site,<\/a> chooses its word of the year based solely on data. Sokolowski and his team weed out evergreen words most commonly looked up to gauge which word received a significant bump over the year before.<\/p>\n<p>They don&#8217;t slice and dice why people look up words, which can be anything from quick spelling and definition checks to some sort of attempt at inspiration or motivation. Some of the droves who looked up \u201cgaslighting\u201d this year might have wanted to know, simply, if it&#8217;s one or two words, or whether it&#8217;s hyphenated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGaslighting,\u201d Sokolowski said, spent all of 2022 in the top 50 words looked up on merriam-webster.com to earn top dog word of the year status. Last year&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/merriam-webster-word-of-year-vaccine-89de731624901bc53f4febdbc5925f80\" data-ylk=\"slk:pick was \u201cvaccine.\u201d\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">pick was \u201cvaccine.\u201d<\/a> Rounding out this year&#8217;s Top 10 are:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/russia-ukraine-putin-new-york-manhattan-viktor-vekselberg-a3082f5072ad5a8ce5784038ccbfbfb1\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cOligarch,\u201d\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u201cOligarch,\u201d<\/a> driven by Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/coronavirus-pandemic-science-health-united-states-d09b3c6cc8b047c41d6cbf74043d0713\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cOmicron,\u201d\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u201cOmicron,\u201d<\/a> the persistent COVID-19 variant and the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/abortion-biden-voting-rights-filibusters-government-and-politics-a3b53867ffcbddcda13105891dbcdeec\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cCodify,\u201d\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u201cCodify,\u201d<\/a> as in turning abortion rights into federal law.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/camilla-queen-consort-98f15d3c5482be8374e4ea85bc1eeda0\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cQueen consort,\u201d\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u201cQueen consort,\u201d<\/a> what King Charles\u2019 wife, Camilla is newly known as.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-government-and-politics-9e8d683afe87389407950af7ccfdbdd6\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cRaid,\u201d\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u201cRaid,\u201d<\/a> as in the search of former President Donald Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago home.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/technology-artificial-intelligence-1a652de47c2d0e502c2896748d9d1d5f\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cSentient,\u201d\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u201cSentient,\u201d<\/a> with lookups brought on by Google canning the engineer who claimed an unreleased AI system had become sentient.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nfl-george-packer-media-football-social-media-9090804abf933c422207660509aeef22\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cCancel culture,\u201d\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u201cCancel culture,\u201d<\/a> enough said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/gay-rights\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cLGBTQIA,\u201d\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u201cLGBTQIA,\u201d<\/a> for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, and asexual, aromantic or agender.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/Holiday-gift-guide-adults-games-toys-4e953410c306b2db2ca69149b1d7f9fa\" data-ylk=\"slk:\u201cLoamy,\u201d\" class=\"link rapid-noclick-resp\">\u201cLoamy,\u201d<\/a> which many Wordle users tried back in August, though the right word that day was \u201cclown.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>Follow Leanne Italie on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> at http:\/\/twitter.com\/litalie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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