바카라Gaslighting바카라, a term that has been searched online more and more, has now been picked as the 바카라word of the year바카라 by America바카라s oldest dictionary publisher, Merriam-Webster.
Searches on its website for the word have spiked by 1,740 per cent in 2022, according to the company.
바카라It바카라s 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,바카라 said Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster바카라s editor at large, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press ahead of Monday바카라s unveiling.
What is Gaslighting?
To begin with, gaslighting is a form of emotional manipulation, where a person is made to think they are on the wrong end despite them wanting to believe they are right in their thought process.
Gaslighting is a 바카라psychological manipulation of a person usually over an extended period of time that causes 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, the uncertainty of one's emotional or mental stability, and a dependency on the perpetrator,바카라 according to the definition of Merriam Webster.
Further, Psychology Today says that gaslighting is 바카라a form of manipulation where targets are urged to doubt their memories, beliefs, feelings, or sanity.바카라
What has been the origin of the word?
The word finds its origin in the 1938 play, Gas Light, by British playwright Patrick Hamilton. The play told the story of a husband, whose mysterious activities in the attic led to the house바카라s gaslights dimming. However, he would convince his wife that the lights are absolutely fine and she cannot trust her own perceptions.
It birthed two film adaptations in the 1940s. One, George Cukor바카라s 바카라Gaslight바카라 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 complaints over the constant dimming of their London townhouse바카라s gaslights is a figment of her troubled mind. It wasn바카라t.
The term gaslighting was later used by mental health practitioners to clinically describe a form of prolonged coercive control in abusive relationships.
바카라There is this implication of an intentional deception,바카라 Sokolowski said. 바카라And once one is aware of that deception, it바카라s not just a straightforward lie, as in, you know, I didn바카라t eat the cookies in the cookie jar. It바카라s something that has a little bit more devious quality to it. It has possibly an idea of strategy or a long-term plan.바카라
Why has the word suddenly assumed significance at present?
"In this age of misinformation - of 'fake news', conspiracy theories, Twitter trolls, and deep fakes - gaslighting has emerged as a word for our time," Merriam-Webster said in a statement on Monday.
Gaslighting is a heinous tool frequently used by abusers in relationships 바카라 and by politicians and other newsmakers.
Further, the death of Angela Lansbury in October drove some interest in lookups of the word. She played Nancy Oliver, a young maid hired by Gregory and told not to bother his 바카라high-strung바카라 wife.
But as Merriam-Webster notes, while the term referred primarily to psychological manipulation in the 20th Century, its modern use is driven by "the vast increase in channels and technologies used to mislead" people, especially in personal and political contexts.
Where can gaslighting happen?
Gaslighting 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. There바카라s also 바카라medical gaslighting,바카라 when a health care professional dismisses a patient바카라s symptoms or illness as 바카라all in your head.바카라
It can happen between family and colleagues in a situation where one바카라s opinion is completely dismissed and invalidated.
How is the word of the year chosen?
Merriam-Webster, which logs 100 million pageviews a month on its site, 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.
They don바카라t 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 바카라gaslighting바카라 this year might have wanted to know, simply, if it바카라s one or two words, or whether it바카라s hyphenated.
바카라Gaslighting,바카라 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 year바카라s pick was 바카라vaccine.바카라
(with AP inputs)
