The Term "Gaslighting"?
The term comes from a 1938 play by Patrick Hamilton, known in America as "Angle Street".
It's about a manipulative husband who tries to make his wife think she is losing her mind. One of the acts of his manipulation is dimming the flame on a gas lamp.
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