NEW YORK (AP) 91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淕aslighting91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频� behavior that91裸聊视频檚 mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful 91裸聊视频� is Merriam-Webster91裸聊视频檚 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 wasn91裸聊视频檛 a single event that drove significant spikes in curiosity, as it usually goes with the chosen word of the year.

The gaslighting was pervasive.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a word that has risen so quickly in the English language, and especially in the last four years, that it actually came as a surprise to me and to many of us,91裸聊视频� said Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster91裸聊视频檚 editor at large, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press ahead of Monday91裸聊视频檚 unveiling.

91裸聊视频淚t was a word looked up frequently every single day of the year,91裸聊视频� he said.

There were deepfakes and the dark web. There were deep states and fake news. And there was a whole lot of trolling.

Merriam-Webster91裸聊视频檚 top definition for gaslighting is the psychological manipulation of a person, usually over an extended period of time, that 91裸聊视频渃auses the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts, perception of reality, or memories and typically leads to confusion, loss of confidence and self-esteem, uncertainty of one91裸聊视频檚 emotional or mental stability, and a dependency on the perpetrator.91裸聊视频�

More broadly, the dictionary defines the word thusly: 91裸聊视频淭he act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one91裸聊视频檚 own advantage.91裸聊视频�

Gaslighting is a heinous tool frequently used by abusers in relationships 91裸聊视频� and by politicians and other newsmakers. It can happen between romantic partners, within a broader family unit and among friends. It can be a corporate tactic, or a way to mislead the public. There91裸聊视频檚 also 91裸聊视频渕edical gaslighting,91裸聊视频� when a health care professional dismisses a patient91裸聊视频檚 symptoms or illness as 91裸聊视频渁ll in your head.91裸聊视频�

Despite its relatively recent prominence 91裸聊视频� including 91裸聊视频淕aslighter,91裸聊视频� The Chicks91裸聊视频� 2020 album featuring the rousingly angry titular single 91裸聊视频� the word was brought to life more than 80 years ago with 91裸聊视频淕as Light,91裸聊视频� a 1938 play by Patrick Hamilton.

It birthed two film adaptations in the 1940s. One, George Cukor91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淕aslight91裸聊视频� in 1944, starred Ingrid Bergman as Paula Alquist and Charles Boyer as Gregory Anton. The two marry after a whirlwind romance and Gregory turns out to be a champion gaslighter. Among other instances, he insists her complaints over the constant dimming of their London townhouse91裸聊视频檚 gaslights is a figment of her troubled mind. It wasn91裸聊视频檛.

The death of Angela Lansbury in October drove some interest in lookups of the word, Sokolowski said. She played Nancy Oliver, a young maid hired by Gregory and told not to bother his 91裸聊视频渉igh-strung91裸聊视频� wife.

The term gaslighting was later used by mental health practitioners to clinically describe a form of prolonged coercive control in abusive relationships.

91裸聊视频淭here is this implication of an intentional deception,91裸聊视频� Sokolowski said. 91裸聊视频淎nd once one is aware of that deception, it91裸聊视频檚 not just a straightforward lie, as in, you know, I didn91裸聊视频檛 eat the cookies in the cookie jar. It91裸聊视频檚 something that has a little bit more devious quality to it. It has possibly an idea of strategy or a long-term plan.91裸聊视频�

Merriam-Webster, which logs 100 million pageviews a month on its site, chooses its word of the year based solely on data. Sokolowski and his team weed out evergreen words most commonly looked up to gauge which word received a significant bump over the year before.

They don91裸聊视频檛 slice and dice why people look up words, which can be anything from quick spelling and definition checks to some sort of attempt at inspiration or motivation. Some of the droves who looked up 91裸聊视频済aslighting91裸聊视频� this year might have wanted to know, simply, if it91裸聊视频檚 one or two words, or whether it91裸聊视频檚 hyphenated.

91裸聊视频淕aslighting,91裸聊视频� Sokolowski said, spent all of 2022 in the top 50 words looked up on merriam-webster.com to earn top dog word of the year status. Last year91裸聊视频檚 pick was 91裸聊视频渧accine.91裸聊视频� Rounding out this year91裸聊视频檚 Top 10 are:

91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淥ligarch,91裸聊视频� driven by Russia91裸聊视频檚 invasion of Ukraine.

91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淥micron,91裸聊视频� the persistent COVID-19 variant and the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet.

91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淐odify,91裸聊视频� as in turning abortion rights into federal law.

91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淨ueen consort,91裸聊视频� what King Charles91裸聊视频� wife, Camilla is newly known as.

91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淩aid,91裸聊视频� as in the search of former President Donald Trump91裸聊视频檚 Mar-a-Lago home.

91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淪entient,91裸聊视频� with lookups brought on by Google canning the engineer who claimed an unreleased AI system had become sentient.

91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淐ancel culture,91裸聊视频� enough said.

91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淟GBTQIA,91裸聊视频� for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, and asexual, aromantic or agender.

91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淟oamy,91裸聊视频� which many Wordle users tried back in August, though the right word that day was 91裸聊视频渃lown.91裸聊视频�

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