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Sigh...
"Gaslighting is the manipulation of someone into questioning their perception of reality."
Can we at least get the definition right when we outright define it?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaslighting
See #2
I'll accept your apology whenever you're ready.
See #2 ... Oh, wait... https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gaslighting
But yes, I get it. That's the reason why this is so frustrating. At this point gaslighting has become synonymous with deceiving. Because people who use the word don't know the (original) meaning!
Literally!