The term for 'extended period of instability and insecurity' reflects 2022's challenges, Collins says.
By Helen BushbyPermacrisis - a word describing the feeling of living through a period of war, inflation, and political instability - has been chosen as Collins Dictionary's word of the year.
It led Collins's annual compilation of 10 words or phrases which "reflect our ever-evolving language and the preoccupations of those who use it".This phrase is "the act of doing one's basic duties at work and no more, either by way of protest or to improve work/life balance". He said it was understandable that people may feel "we are in an ongoing state of uncertainty and worry", after "living through upheaval caused by Brexit, the pandemic, severe weather, the war in Ukraine, political instability, the energy squeeze and the cost-of-living crisis".The list was compiled by monitoring the eight billion-wordPermacrisis is one of six words on the list that are new to CollinsDictionary.
Here is the list of the top 10 words and phrases in alphabetical order, plus their definitions in full:The capital of Ukraine, on the Dnipro River.A political scandal over social gatherings held in British government offices during 2020 and 2021 in defiance of the public health restrictions that prevailed at the time.An extended period of instability and insecurity, especially one resulting from a series of catastrophic events.
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