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According to Merriam-Webster's editor at large, Peter Sokolowski, 'gaslighting' was searched frequently every single day throughout the year.
NEW YORK (AP) — "Gaslighting" — behavior that's mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful — is Merriam-Webster's word of the year. Lookups for the word on merriam-webster.com increased 1,740% in 2022 over the year before. But something else happened. There wasn't a single event that drove significant spikes in curiosity, as it usually goes with…
'Gaslighting' is Merriam-Webster's word of the year for 2022
Merriam-Webster Names 'Gaslighting' as Its Word of 2022. It means downright deceitful. Manipulating. Misleading. Merriam-Webster has named its word of 2022 -
'Gaslighting', mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful is Merriam Webster word of the year. According to Merriam Webster lookups for the word increased 1,740% in 2022 over the year before. But something else happened. There wasn't a single event that drove significant spikes in the curiosity, as it usually goes with the chosen word of the year. But gaslighting was pervasive.