Disabuse vs Gaslight - What's the difference?
disabuse | gaslight |
To free (someone) (of) a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (somebody).
* 1994 , Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom , Abacus 2010, p. 140:
(British) The light produced by burning piped illuminating gas.
(British) A lamp which operates by burning gas.
(slang) To manipulate someone psychologically such that they question their own sanity.
As verbs the difference between disabuse and gaslight
is that disabuse is to free (someone) (of) a misconception or misapprehension; to unveil a falsehood held by (somebody) while gaslight is (slang) to manipulate someone psychologically such that they question their own sanity.As a noun gaslight is
(british) the light produced by burning piped illuminating gas.disabuse
English
Verb
(disabus)- If we had any hopes or illusions about the National Party before they came into office, we were disabused of them quickly.
