Merriam-Webster chooses 'gaslighting' as its word of the year for 2022 | Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Gaslighting is the psychological manipulation of a person, usually over an extended period of time.
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Gaslighting is the psychological manipulation of a person, usually over an extended period of time.
Lookups for the word increased 1,740% in 2022 over the year before
Merriam-Webster Named "gaslighting" word of the year, with "oligarch," "omicron," "codify" and "Queen consort" landing in the top ten.
There was not a single event which drove spikes in the curiosity of searchers for the term, which usually happens when there is a new word of the year.
Lookups of term for psychological manipulation of a person increased by 1,740% during 2022