Word of
the Year 2016 is...
Oxford
Dictionaries:
11.16.2016
After
much discussion, debate, and research, the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year
2016 is post-truth – an adjective defined as ‘relating to or denoting
circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public
opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief’.
Why
was this chosen?
The
concept of post-truth has been in existence for the past decade, but Oxford
Dictionaries has seen a spike in frequency this year in the context of the EU
referendum in the United Kingdom and the presidential election in the United
States. It has also become associated with a particular noun, in the phrase
post-truth politics.
Here
are the Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year shortlist choices:
adulting
alt-right
Brexiteer
chatbot
coulrophobia
glass
cliff
hygge
Latinx
woke
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