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NEW YORK (AP) - “Gaslighting” - behavior that’s mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful - is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year.
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NEW YORK (AP) “Gaslighting” mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful is Merriam-Webster's word of the year. There wasn't a single event that drove significant spikes in the curiosity, as it usually goes with the chosen word of the year. The gaslighting was pervasive.