Gaslighting
Gen Z SlangDefinition
Psychological manipulation where someone distorts truth to make another person doubt their own memory, perception, or reality, often to gain control or avoid accountability.
Examples
"Stop gaslighting me—I remember you agreed to split the rent, and the texts back me up."
"After he scratched the car, he kept gaslighting her by saying she was “imagining the dent” to dodge the repair costs."
"Our boss is gaslighting the team by claiming the deadline was always earlier so we feel at fault for missing it."