Collins Dictionary have announced their word of the year, with ‘permacrisis’ topping a list dominated by grim world events. ‘Permacrisis,’ a term that describes ‘an extended period of instability and insecurity’ won first place due to the multiple crises enveloping the UK and the world in 2022. This list includes climate change, inflation, multiple political debacles in Westminster, and the war in Ukraine. Whereas last year Collins’s list was dominated by zeitgeist and pop culture words like NFT, cheugy, and regencycore, this year’s list reflects the darker tone of 2022. Kyiv, the capital of U…
