A driver of disorientation and mistrust,gaslightingis “the act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one’s own advantage.” 2022 saw a 1740% increase in lookups forgaslighting, with high interest through...
The top words in the US were not immune to British influence. Coronation was also highly searched after Charles III was crowned the new king in May. In 2022, the word of the year was "gaslighting", a colloquial term for manipulating somebody to cause them to question their own realities o...
'Authentic,' plus 'rizz,' 'deepfake,' 'coronation,' and other words that defined the yearAuthentic Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year for 2023 is authentic—the term for something we’re thinking about, writing about, aspiring to, and judging more than ever. A high-volume lookup most ...
In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is “authentic.” Authentic cuisine. Authentic voice. Authentic ...
Merriam-Webster also considered "deepfake" for the word of the year. "Rizz," thought to come from the word "charismatic," was added to the dictionary this year and was also considered for word of the year. The word became popularized on social media platforms ...
thoughts: Authentic is a nice word to sum up 2023. Especially considering Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year in 2022 was "gaslighting." I think we're headed in the right direction. Maybe we can all take a note out of Taylor's book and bring our own authenticity into the new year. ...
thoughts: Authentic is a nice word to sum up 2023. Especially considering Merriam-Webster's Word of the Year in 2022 was "gaslighting." I think we're headed in the right direction. Maybe we can all take a note out of Taylor's book and bring our own authenticity into the new year. ...
In 2022, Merriam-Webster chose "gaslighting"as its word of the year, saying it had become a ubiquitous term in the "age of misinformation." Other words that led much traffic to the online dictionary in 2023 included coronation, dystopian, indict and doppelgnger. ...
From Barbie to the Kennedys, the top quotes of 2023 Oxford University Press picks ‘rizz’ as its word of the year Merriam-Webster’s word of the year wants you to be true to yourself More This was the year of artificial intelligence, for sure, but also a moment when ...
“Gaslighting” — 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 somethi...