Merriam-Webster word of the year

It has been announced that gaslighting will be used before 2022. Miriam Webster says people searched for the C definition of the term dramatically more this

year

than in previous

year

s, so gaslighting is the act or practice of seriously deceiving someone. The origin of the

word

s comes from the name of a 1938 play involving a man trying to make his wife believe she is going crazy these days, usually used in the dating scene as a way of describe someone who avoids commitment at all costs.