The editors of the Cambridge Dictionary announced the word of 2024 which, in their opinion, best reflects the dominant mood in contemporary Western society. This time, the editors chose the words “it's a manifesto” – and according to experts, this indicates that society has gone too far in positive thinking.
English words of 2024 according to Cambridge dictionary editors
As every year, the editors of the Cambridge Dictionary announced the English word of 2024. The word was chosen based on an analysis of the main topics that have appeared in public discourse over the past dozen months, as well as the phrases that have appeared most frequently in the media.
In 2024, the editors of the dictionary selected the verb “to manifest”, which means “to manifest”. It is the most frequently searched word in Cambridge's online dictionary – it has been viewed almost 130,000 times since the start of the year.
The Cambridge dictionary definition of the word “manifest” is: “using methods such as visualization (imagining something in your mind) and affirmations (repeating positive phrases) to help imagine something in the hope that the practice will influence the phenomenon that will occur.” we can realize, for example, that love or wealth will appear in our lives someday.