Post truth: Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year 2016
Q. Which word has been named as word of the year 2016 by Oxford Dictionary?- Published on 18 Nov 16a. Post Truth
b. Post False
c. Post Apocalypse
d. None of the above
ANSWER: Post Truth
- The word was selected after research conducted by the dictionary saw the use of the word rose 2000 percent over usage in 2015
- Word of the Year of is an expression or word chosen to reflect the passing year in language
- Words are chosen after debating on merits of the words, ethos, mood or preoccupation of the particular year
- Post truth is an adjective; it means relating or pertaining to circumstances in which objective facts have less influence in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal beliefs
- The phrase post truth politics has caught on
- It was used maximum number of times in June 2016 EU referendum in the UK
- It also saw the increase in usage in the US Presidential elections, especially when Donald Trump was declared the Republican nominee
- Word post truth was first used in a 1992 essay in Nation Magazine written by the late Serbian-American playwright Steve Tesich.
- Other words in the contest included Adulting, Alt-right, Brexiteer, Chatbot, Coulrophobia, Hygee, Latinx.
