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Indoctrinate vs Gaslight - What's the difference?

indoctrinate | gaslight |

As verbs the difference between indoctrinate and gaslight

is that indoctrinate is to teach with a biased, one-sided or uncritical ideology 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.

indoctrinate

English

Verb

(indoctrinat)
  • To teach with a biased, one-sided or uncritical ideology.
  • To brainwash.

    • Related terms

    * docent * docile * doctor * doctorate * doctrinaire * doctrinal * doctrine * document

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    gaslight

    English

    Alternative forms

    * gas lamp (US)

    Noun

    (en noun) (gas lighting)
  • (British) The light produced by burning piped illuminating gas.
  • (British) A lamp which operates by burning gas.

    • Verb

    (gaslighting) (en verb)
  • (slang) To manipulate someone psychologically such that they question their own sanity.

    • See also

    * gaslit * gas mantle