Dictionary.com selected "woman" as its word of the year for 2022. Searches for the word on the Dictionary.com site doubled this year compared to previous years, boosted by questions about what it ...

As 2022 nears its end, dictionaries are chiming in on the word that best that encompasses the year. And according to Oxford Dictionaries, "goblin mode" is the 2022 word of the year. The company ...

The online dictionary chose “gaslighting,” which it defines as “the act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one’s own advantage,” as its top word of 2022 because it has become the ...

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It means downright deceitful. Manipulating. Misleading. Merriam-Webster has named its word of 2022 - "gaslighting." The official definition for "gaslighting," according to Merriam-Webster, is the ...

As a person who writes about honesty and deception, I felt a spark of hope Monday when I found out that Merriam-Webster had made “gaslighting” the official word of the year for 2022. Maybe, just maybe ...

Merriam-Webster has announced its 2022 word of the year: "gaslighting." Gaslighting – defined broadly as "the act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one’s own advantage" – gained ...

This is the time of year when people like me write recaps of the year we just survived. "Survived" being the operative word. If you foresaw all the wacky events that happened in 2022, you're probably ...

This word was searched on Google more than any other in 2022, but it may not be what you expect because there were many big ...

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"Gaslighting" — behavior that's 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 ...