No, it's not loaded (charged with an underlying meaning or implication), unless you're bringing along your own associations.
But it _is_ a careless misuse of a word that has a specific definition. Frankly, I can't remember the last time I saw it used properly.
It means "to manipulate someone by psychological means into questioning their own sanity". It's from a 1940s film where a husband convinces his wife she's going insane, by manipulating the lights in their house.
But it _is_ a careless misuse of a word that has a specific definition. Frankly, I can't remember the last time I saw it used properly.
It means "to manipulate someone by psychological means into questioning their own sanity". It's from a 1940s film where a husband convinces his wife she's going insane, by manipulating the lights in their house.