'Nomophobia' declared People's Word of 2018 by Cambridge Dictionary
The Cambridge Dictionary has declared 'nomophobia' as the People's Word of 2018 after running a public poll to choose between four shortlisted words by the dictionary's editors. 'Nomophobia' refers to the fear or worry at the idea of being without your mobile phone or unable to use it. The other shortlisted words were 'gender gap', 'ecocide' and 'no-platforming'.