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A. Vaccine
B. Pandemic
C. Gaslighting
D. Justice

Submitted by: Muhammad Farooq

“Gaslighting” — behavior that’s mind manipulating, grossly misleading, downright deceitful — is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year. Lookups for the word on merriam-webster.com increased 1,740 percent in 2022 over the year before.

Correct Answer: Gaslighting

Last Updated: December 21, 2022