Collegially
following the lead of its peer (though ever peerless in many regards, the
Oxford English Dictionary (
previously) defines its above selection as Word of the Year as “a situation for which urgent action is required to reduce or halt climate change and to avoid potentially irreversible environmental damage resulting from it.” The nomination, backed up with irrefutable scientific evidence as well as trending tracking, is attended by other
shortlisted terms including ecocide and eco-anxiety.
