- gaslight (noun)light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas
- gaslight (Noun)The light produced by burning piped illuminating gas.
- gaslight (Noun)A lamp which operates by burning gas.
- gaslight (Verb)To manipulate someone psychologically such that they question their own sanity.
- Gaslight Gaslight is a 1944 mystery-thriller film adapted from Patrick Hamilton's play, Gas Light, performed as Angel Street on Broadway in 1941. It was the second version to be filmed; the first, released in the United Kingdom, had been made a mere four years earlier. This 1944 version of the story was directed by George Cukor and starred Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, Joseph Cotten, and 18-year-old Angela Lansbury in her screen debut. It had a larger scale and budget and lends a different feel to the material than the earlier film.
acting out (noun) a (usually irritating) impulsive and uncontrollable outburst by a problem child or a neurotic adult acting out (noun) (psychiatry) the display of previously inhibited emotions (often in actions rather than words); considered to be healthy and therapeutic Sample Sentences & Example Usage Comedy is acting out optimism. The officers were not acting out of line at any time during the arrest. The person involved in this altercation had a semi-automatic gun, and the officers were protecting themselves and the public. They did what had to be done to protect themselves. I have seen firsthand how the pressure of fame and stardom can trigger vulnerable kids to develop both bad behavior and mental illness, it is the stress for those with poor coping skills that can then lead to acting out. For those with the right genetics, this can trigger illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia.
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