Isn’t this gaslighting ?

It could be but probably not, depends on the intention. Gaslighting has a very specific intention of directed manipulating a person into believing they are crazy or to question their grasp of reality.

Just saying you didn't see something you did or backpedaling on a comment isn't gaslighting. Now if you did something with the intention of backpedaling and convincing them it didn't happen for the purpose of making them question their own perception that's what gaslighting is. It's another specific term that has been waterdown by general public overuse


quote] Gaslighting is a form of sustained psychological manipulation that causes the victim to question or doubt his or her sanity, judgment, and memories. [/quote]



[quote] Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation in which a person or a group covertly sows seeds of doubt in a targeted individual or group, making them question their own memory, perception, or judgment.[1] It may evoke changes in them such as cognitive dissonance or low self-esteem, rendering the victim additionally dependent on the gaslighter for emotional support and validation. Using denial, misdirection, contradiction and disinformation,[2] gaslighting involves attempts to destabilize the victim and delegitimize the victim's beliefs. [/quote]