8 new Oxford Dictionary words every student should add to their vocabulary

1. Generative AI (noun): Artificial intelligence capable of generating new content (such as text, images, audio, or video) based on patterns learned from its training data.

2. Deepfake (noun): An image or video that has been digitally manipulated to replace one person's likeness with that of another, typically in a realistic way.

3. Doomscrolling (noun): The practice of obsessively checking online news, especially social media feeds, for bad news.

4. Infodemic (noun): An excessive amount of information concerning a problem, which is typically unreliable, spreads rapidly, and makes a solution more difficult to achieve.

5. Stan (noun/verb): (Noun) An extremely or excessively enthusiastic and devoted fan. (Verb) To be an extremely enthusiastic and devoted fan of someone or something.

6. Virtual influencer (noun): A computer-generated character or avatar used for online marketing and brand promotion.

7. Microplastic (noun): Extremely small pieces of plastic debris in the environment resulting from the disposal and breakdown of consumer products and industrial waste.

8. Climate anxiety (noun): Worry, nervousness, or unease relating to the actual or anticipated effects of climate change.