The 2018 Oxford Word Of The Year
Merriam’s-Webster’s dictionary says TOXIC means:
1. containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation
2: exhibiting symptoms of infection…
3: extremely harsh, malicious, or harmful
4: relating to or being an asset that has lost so much value that it cannot be sold on the market
Runners up for word of the year included:
gas-lighting: “manipulating someone by psychological means into accepting a false depiction of reality or doubting their own sanity” and
orbiting: “the action of abruptly withdrawing from direct communication with someone while still monitoring, and sometimes responding to, their activity on social media.”
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