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Leaders fretting over global economic policy, AI existential risk, and ever-shifting tariffs are missing something key.
It’s little surprise that “permacrisis” – meaning an extended period of instability and insecurity – has been picked as the 2022 word of the year by the Collins English Dictionary.
A ‘permacrisis’ is nothing new – we’ve been living through one for the last 15 years The word of the year reflects a world seized by constant anxiety, but how did we get here and are we ...
LONDON — We’ve all been living in a state of permanent crisis, a “permacrisis” if you will, according to lexicographers at the U.K.-based Collins Dictionary who have anointed it the word ...
Permacrisis has been on the bingo card since 2020, even if it didn't have an official name yet. Collins dictionary has defined the word of the year as "permacrisis". Just this year, hey?
Going goblin mode is one way of reacting to “permanent crisis” or permacrisis, the WOTY from Collins Dictionary. This “extended period of instability and insecurity” is apropos to 2022, ...
Not much has changed since "permacrisis" was named the word of the year in 2022. Uncertainty and instability remain constant, especially as we head into election season. While many organizations ...
Permacrisis signals not only a loss of faith in progress, but also a new realism in relation to what people can cope with and achieve. Our crises have become so complex and deep-seated that they ...
Collins Dictionary has declared 'permacrisis' is the word of the year - and people did not hold back after hearing the news. Meaning "an extended period of instability and insecurity", many will ...
"Permacrisis (is) a term that perfectly embodies the dizzying sense of lurching from one unprecedented event to another, as we wonder bleakly what new horrors might be around the corner," David ...
Permacrisis and partygate... what a year! Dictionary compilers reveal the words that define 2022. Harper Collins have decided 'permacrisis' is the word that has summed up 2022 ...
The original version of this story was published on Daily Report Online Not much has changed since “permacrisis” was named the word of the year in 2022. Uncertainty and instability remain ...