READ ALSO: German word of the day: Das UnwortCombining the words climate and hysteria, linguistics professor and jury spokeswoman, Nina Janich, added that the word aims to "defame climate protection efforts, the climate protection movement, and to discredit debates" on the theme. Fridays for Future Germany tweeted about the Australian fires and other climate emergencies, adding at the end: "Or simply climate hysteria". — Fridays For Future Germany (@FridayForFuture) January 14, 2020On Twitter, journalist Katharina Meyer z. Eppendorf said climate hysteria is a rubbish word "because hysteria is a sexist term". Last November , the term “Respektrente” was chosen as the German Word of the Year, the jury of the Gesellschaft für deutsche Sprache (Society for the German Language, or GfdS) announced in Wiesbaden. The word – combining the terms respect and pension– characterized one of the largest social and political discussions of 2019, said the GfdS.

Source: The Local January 14, 2020 12:00 UTC