gaslighting
noun/ˈɡæslaɪtɪŋ/
/ˈɡæslaɪtɪŋ/
[uncountable]- the process of making somebody believe untrue things in order to control them, especially that they have imagined or been wrong about what has really happened
为了控制他们而让某人相信不真实的事情的过程,尤其是他们对实际发生的事情的想象或错误 - The movie conveys the very real terror of domestic violence and gaslighting.
这部电影传达了家庭暴力和煤气灯操纵的真实恐怖。
Word Originfrom the storyline of the film Gaslight (1944), in which a man makes his wife believe that she is going insane - The movie conveys the very real terror of domestic violence and gaslighting.