noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈɡæslaɪt/
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General-American:/ˈɡæsˌlaɪt/
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CMU ARPABET:G AE1 S L AY0 T
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A lamp which operates by burning piped illuminating gas (or town gas).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: gas lamp
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The light produced by the burning gas in such a lamp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To manipulate someone such that they doubt their own memory, perceptions of reality, or sanity, typically for malevolent reasons.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
1967, Stan Freberg (comedian), on his "most excruciating experience with a producer" as interviewed in Humphrey, Hal. "'Dramatic' Role Played By Freberg." The Oregonian [Portland, OR]. February 11, 1967: II 3 col 3. I came home before he could gaslight me like Boyer did Bergman in the movie.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: head-game
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To deceive, trick, or lie to.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
From gas (“flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel”) + light.
From the 1938 stage play Gas Light by the English playwright and novelist Patrick Hamilton (1904–1962), and its 1940 and 1944 film adaptations, in which a husband attempts to convince his wife and others that she is insane by manipulating small elements of their environment. For more details, see also Gaslighting § Etymology on Wikipedia.
Across languages
Translations
83 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مِصْبَاح غَاز
(miṣbāḥ ḡāz)
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Chinese Mandarin:
煤氣燈 /煤气灯
(méiqìdēng)
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Chinese Mandarin:
自來火 /自来火
(zìláihuǒ)
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Czech:
plynová lampa
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Danish:
gaslampe
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Danish:
gaslygte
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Danish:
gaslys
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Finnish:
kaasulamppu
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
French:
bec de gaz
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Georgian:
გაზის ნათურა
(gazis natura)
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
German:
Gaslampe
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Greek:
αεριόφως
(aeriófos)
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Greek:
ανθρακαέριο
(anthrakaério)
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Greek:
λάμπα αερίου
(lámpa aeríou)
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Hungarian:
gázlámpa
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Icelandic:
gaslampi
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Irish:
gáslampa
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Japanese:
ガス灯
(gasu-tō)
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Japanese:
ガスランプ
(gasu ranpu)
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Korean:
가스등
(gaseudeung)
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Korean:
가스램프
(gaseuraempeu)
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Norwegian Bokmål:
gasslampe
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Norwegian Nynorsk:
gasslampe
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Polish:
lampa gazowa
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Portuguese:
lâmpada a gás
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Portuguese:
lampião
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Russian:
га́зовая ла́мпа
(gázovaja lámpa)
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Serbo-Croatian:
plinska lampa
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Serbo-Croatian:
plinska svjetiljka
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Serbo-Croatian:
plinska svetiljka
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Spanish:
lámpara a gas
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Tagalog:
gasera
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Tagalog:
lasigi
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Turkish:
gaz lambası
— lamp which burns piped illuminating gas
Chinese Mandarin:
煤氣燈光 /煤气灯光
(méiqì dēngguāng)
— light produced by burning gas
Danish:
gaslys
— light produced by burning gas
Finnish:
kaasuvalo
— light produced by burning gas
Georgian:
გაზის განათებაა
(gazis ganatebaa)
— light produced by burning gas
German:
Gaslicht
— light produced by burning gas
Greek:
αεριόφως
(aeriófos)
— light produced by burning gas
Icelandic:
gasljós
— light produced by burning gas
Irish:
solas gáis
— light produced by burning gas
Korean:
가스등불
(gaseudeungbul)
— light produced by burning gas
Polish:
oświetlenie gazowe
— light produced by burning gas
Portuguese:
luz/iluminação a gás
— light produced by burning gas
Russian:
га́зовое освеще́ние
(gázovoje osveščénije)
— light produced by burning gas
Serbo-Croatian:
plinsko svjetlo
— light produced by burning gas
Serbo-Croatian:
plinsko svetlo
— light produced by burning gas
Spanish:
luz a gas
— light produced by burning gas
Spanish:
luz gaseiforme
— light produced by burning gas
Catalan:
abusar
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Catalan:
fer llum de gas
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Czech:
dolhat člověka k pravdě
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Czech:
ulhat člověka k důvěře
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Czech:
dělat z někoho blbce
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Danish:
gaslighte
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Dutch:
destabiliseren
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Dutch:
ontredderen
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Esperanto:
gaslampumi
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Finnish:
manipuloida luulemaan olevansa sekaisin
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Finnish:
manipuloida luulemaan tulevansa hulluksi
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Finnish:
sumuttaa
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Finnish:
kaasuvalottaa
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
French:
manipuler
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
French:
gaslighter
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
French:
gaslight
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Georgian:
გაგიჟებამდე მანიპულირება
(gagižebamde maniṗulireba)
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
German:
mit Psychotricks langsam irre machen
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Hungarian:
gaslightingot alkalmaz
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Hungarian:
gázlángol
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Italian:
manipolare
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Japanese:
心理操作する
(shinrisōsa suru)
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Japanese:
ガスライティングする
(gasuraitingu suru)
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Latin:
mentiō
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Latin:
abūsō
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Portuguese:
abusar
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Russian:
газла́йтить
(gazlájtitʹ)
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Serbo-Croatian:
praviti ludim
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Serbo-Croatian:
geslajtati
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Spanish:
embocar
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Spanish:
huevear
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Spanish:
huevonear
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
Spanish:
(querer) hacer creer que está loco
— to manipulate (someone) such that they question their own memory, perception, and sanity
