It’s that time of year again – when dictionaries around the world start announcing their ‘Word of the Year’. And first cab off the rank this year is Collins Dictionary. Their WOTY choice is – ‘permacrisis’ which they define as ‘an extended period of instability and insecurity’. We all understand the word – even if we have never encountered it before (and it is a new word, not yet found in dictionaries).
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