What Is Your Word of the Year? — VOA Learning English
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And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.
English language dictionary publishers traditionally announce their words of the year as the year is coming to a close. Sometimes, they choose words based on how many times people look them up. Others select words that have been in the news a lot.
Merriam-Webster dictionary
This week, American dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster announced that it selected “gaslighting” as its word of the year for 2022.
Merriam-Webster defines gaslighting as “the act or practice of grossly misleading someone, especially for one’s own advantage."
In 2022, lookups for gaslighting on merriam-webster.com increased 1,740 percent over the year before. Peter…
Торкнись будь-якого слова — переклад з’явиться одразу, а слово ляже в твою добірку разом із реченням.