gaslight vs light bulb

gaslight

noun
  • The light produced by the burning gas in such a lamp. 

  • A lamp which operates by burning piped illuminating gas (or town gas). 

verb
  • To manipulate someone such that they doubt their own memory, perceptions of reality, or sanity, typically for malevolent reasons. 

light bulb

noun
  • An evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light. 

  • An article that resembles such a bulb and converts electricity to light by any process. 

  • Used in reference to the sudden arrival of a realization, an inspiration, an idea, or the like. 

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