Oxford Dictionary Names Word of the Year 2019
The phrase "climate emergency" has been chosen.
The editors of the Oxford Dictionary have named the phrase "climate emergency" the word of 2019.
According to the dictionary's definition, it is "a situation in which urgent action is required to reduce or stop climate change and prevent potentially irreversible damage to the environment".
According to the dictionary's compilers, the phrase "climate emergency" surged in popularity in 2019, and by September it was being used 100 times more often than during the same period the previous year.
The dictionary's new shortlist also included other terms related to climate issues. The publishers noted the phrases "climate action," "climate crisis," "climate denial," "eco-anxiety," "global heating," as well as the words "ecocide," "extinction" and others.
Previously, the word of 2019 in English, according to the Collins Dictionary, was "climate strike".
France declared a national climate and environmental emergency.
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