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  • Professor Abramson Featured in NPR Article

Professor Abramson quoted in NPR article

Wednesday, March 25, 2026

"Gaslight," was Merriam Webster's 2022 Word of the Year. Now NPR is highlighting the word in their special series Word of the Week.

Philosophy Professor Kate Abramson, author of the book On Gaslighting, shares her expertise.

"Successful gaslighting shatters the skills of trust — you don't know what to trust anymore, who to trust — and those have to be gradually built back up," Abramson says.

To learn more, click here to read the article.

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