Merriam-Webster defines gaslighting as follows:
- Psychological manipulation of a person usually over an extended period of time that causes the victim to question the validity of their own thoughts, perception of reality, or memories and typically leads to confusion, loss of confidence and self-esteem, uncertainty of one's emotional or mental stability, and a dependency on the perpetrator.
- The act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one's own advantage.
As was the case with “dehumanizing”, EM employees appear to interpret the meaning of “gaslighting” to be anything EM says or does that they don’t like. And, as was the case with “dehumanizing”, the contextual abuse of language reaches the level of satire, and in this instance logical fallacy.