A screenshot of the Collins Dictionary webpage announcing "lockdown" as the word of the year for 2020. "Lockdown" was chosen as Collins Dictionary's word of the year for 2020 due to the dramatic increase in usage during the COVID-19 pandemic. Collins defines lockdown as "the imposition of stringent restrictions on travel, social interaction, and access to public spaces." Other terms …
Lockdown, defined as "the imposition of stringent restrictions on travel, social interaction, and access to public spaces", has been named the Collins Word of the Year 2020. “Our lexicographers chose lockdown as Word of the Year because it is a unifying experience for billions of people across the world, who have had, collectively, to play their part in combating the …
