Today’s “Word of the Day” is annus horribilis and it is a noun meaning “(Modern Latin) horrible year” The opposite of it, “annus mirabilis” means “wonderful year”.
Example Sentence: As the curtain goes down on annus horribilis 2020, the world heaves a sigh of relief and awaits with bated breath the dawn of better times to be ushered in by science and technology and nurtured by human ingenuity (creativity).
This word is present in The Hindu article Before a new dawn, glimpses of a trauma-filled year and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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