A word that has been used incessantly to describe the fraught state of American politics and society is Merriam-Webster’s 2024 word of year. That word is “polarization.”
Defined as a “division into two sharply distinct opposites,” “polarization” grew dramatically in search volume over the past year due to what the online dictionary site claims was the “desire of Americans to better understand the complex state of affairs.” “Polarization” was widely used across the media, with MSNBC at one point declaring that “the 2024 US presidential has left our country more polarized than ever.
And so we try to have a data driven list that explains what words sent people to the dictionary in the past year,” Peter Sokolowski, Merriam-Webster editor at large, told the Associated Press. “This year was a year with an important election. The elections were clearly the story of the year,” he said. “And polarization is the term that has been used by everyone.
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