Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year is 'Gaslighting' – NECN
Merriam-Webster Named "gaslighting" word of the year, with "oligarch," "omicron," "codify" and "Queen consort" landing in the top ten.
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Merriam-Webster Named "gaslighting" word of the year, with "oligarch," "omicron," "codify" and "Queen consort" landing in the top ten.
Lookups for the word on merriam-webster.com increased 1,740% in 2022 over the year before. But something else happened.
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NEW YORK — “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% in 2022 over the year before. But something else happened. There wasn’t a single event that drove significant spikes in curiosity, as
Following close behind are “queen consort,” “oligarch,” “omicron” and “codify.”