‘Our lexicographers are updating the dictionary more frequently than ever, doing the human-scale work of documenting words across the vast spectrum of the always-evolving English language,’ the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

According to Dictionary.com, the anxiety definition is: "Distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger or misfortune." Despite what most of us think, anxiety is not all bad. Yes, dealing ...

About once a year, Merriam-Webster adds new words to the dictionary. This September, 370 made it in. Some are related to popular food trends like pumpkin spice, oat milk or omakase, which means chef’s ...

In the next few posts, we will provide an overview of anticipatory anxiety—how to understand it and how to overcome it. We’ll also look at the related problem of chronic indecisiveness—the habit of ...

The climate crisis has reached the Oxford English Dictionary as a series of eco-minded terms has been added to its pages. The dictionary has added “climate catastrophe”, “net zero” and “eco-anxiety”, ...