Support WBURIt's no trick; Merriam-Webster says 'gaslighting' is the word of the yearThe Associated PressNovember 28, 2022 ShareGas lamps illuminate St. Louis' Gaslight Square on April 2, 1962. "Gaslighting" — mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful — is Merriam-Webster's word of 2022. (AP)