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…

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Hai Do wrote this report for VOA Learning English with additional material from the Associated Press.

Source: learningenglish.voanews.com/a/what-is-your-word-of-the-year-/6853432.html

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