Dictionary.com has named 'existential' its Word of the Year for 2019, which is incredibly appropriate considering everything that went down this year.

According to Dictionary.com, we’ve been tackling a lot of heavy stuff in 2019. That’s why the site chose its word of the year to be “existential.” ...

Dictionary.com has recognized that all of the gloom and doom in 2019 has left people questioning life by choosing “existential” as its word of the year.

Online searches for the word spiked this year as discussions about climate change, gun violence, and democratic institutions became more prevalent.

Climate change, gun violence, the very nature of democracy and an angsty little movie star called Forky helped propel 'existential' to Dictionary.com´s word of the year.

OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Dictionary.com announced today it has named existential the 2019 Word of the Year. The word has two definitions: the literal "of or relating to ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Climate change, gun violence, the very nature of democracy and an angsty little movie star called Forky helped propel “existential” to Dictionary.com’s word of the year ...