Here are the top words of the year 2016
Post-truth means relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief.

Here are the other shortlisted words:
ADULTING (noun)
The practice of behaving in a way characteristic of a responsible adult, especially the accomplishment of mundane but necessary tasks.
ALT-RIGHT (noun)
An ideological grouping associated with extreme conservative or reactionary viewpoints, characterised by a rejection of mainstream politics and by the use of online media to disseminate deliberately controversial conten.
BREXITEER (noun)
LATINX (noun; plural Latinxs)
A person of Latin American origin or descent; relating to people of Latin American origin or descent (used as a gender-neutral or nonbinary alternative to Latino or Latina).
COULROPHOBIA (noun)
Extreme or irrational fear of clowns.
Alert to injustice in society, especially racism.
GLASS CLIFF (noun)
HYGGE (noun)
A quality of coziness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being (regarded as a defining characteristic of Danish culture).
CHATBOT (noun)
A computer program designed to simulate conversation with human users, especially over the Internet.
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