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Permacrisis declared Collins Dictionary word of the year

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Permacrisis - 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.

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Times of India

Permacrisis is Collins Dictionary's word of the year. Know why and its meaning

Glasgow-based HarperCollins is the publisher of the Collins Dictionary. The dictionary is run by Collins Learning, a branch of HarperCollins with its headquarters in Scotland. It has a database of more than 18 billion words.

1 year ago·India

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BBC News

Permacrisis and Partygate among words of the year

The term for "extended period of instability and insecurity" reflects 2022's challenges, Collins says.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

‘Sums up 2022’: Permacrisis chosen as Collins word of the year

Dictionary defines word as ‘extended period of instability and insecurity’, with Partygate, Kyiv and ‘warm bank’ also making list

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

‘Permacrisis’: The Collins Dictionary word of the year and nine other words on the list

Collins said this year’s list of 10 words reflects the state of the world right now- and there’s not much good news

1 year ago·India

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The Independent

Collins Dictionary names ‘permacrisis’ its word of the year for 2022

Collins’ annual 10-strong list also includes ‘partygate’, ‘Kyiv’ and ‘quiet quitting’.

1 year ago·London, United Kingdom

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Irish Independent

Permacrisis is the Collins Dictionary word of the year – summing up ‘just how truly awful 2022 has been’

Collins Dictionary has named “permacrisis” as its word of the year after a period which has seen people live through war, inflation, climate change and political instability.

1 year ago·Ireland

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