Toxic Relationship Behaviors

5 words in this vocabulary list

belittled gaslit belittler gaslighting gaslight

belittled

verb to make someone or something seem less impressive or important

  • She felt belittled by his condescending remarks during the meeting.
  • I hate it when people belittle me in front of others.
  • Stop trying to belittle me, I know what I'm doing.
  • His towering achievements belittled my own accomplishments.

gaslit

verb to manipulate someone by psychological means into questioning their own sanity

adjective having been manipulated by psychological means into questioning one's own sanity

  • The victim felt like they were being gaslit by the manipulative individual.
  • She thought her friends were gaslighting her when they denied making plans with her.
  • He was gaslit by his ex-girlfriend into thinking he was the one at fault.
  • The political candidate attempted to gaslight the public by denying any involvement in the scandal.

belittler

noun a person who belittles or disparages others

  • The belittler constantly undermines the achievements of his colleagues.
  • She's such a belittler, always making fun of everyone around her.
  • I can't stand that guy, he's such a belittler.
  • The dark clouds acted as a belittler, overshadowing the beauty of the sunset.

gaslighting

noun a form of psychological manipulation in which a person seeks to sow seeds of doubt in a targeted individual

verb to manipulate someone by psychological means into questioning their own sanity

  • The act of gaslighting involves manipulating someone into questioning their own reality.
  • I can't believe she's gaslighting you like that, just trust your instincts.
  • Stop gaslighting me, I know what really happened!
  • The constant lies and manipulation felt like emotional gaslighting.

gaslight

noun a type of light that is used as a source of illumination in gas lamps

verb to manipulate someone psychologically in order to make them doubt their own sanity

  • The suspect attempted to gaslight the police during questioning.
  • She's always trying to gaslight me into thinking I'm wrong.
  • Don't let him gaslight you like that.
  • His constant lies began to gaslight her sense of reality.