'Unprecedented'

[Tumbleweed101]

Does anyone else find this word jarring since 2020?

I don't think I'd ever really heard it until Covid and lockdown but now I seem to always focus on it when it gets said.

Another word to add to the Dictionary of Overused words and phrases

See also:
Literally
Big
Front and Centre

and many others

Yes, yes, yes, ‘unprecedented’ is bloody everywhere now, sets my teeth on edge, enough now

"Incredibly". Jesus. Every politician just has to say that their team/the nurses/doctors/whoever they want to grovel to are working "incredibly" hard.

Its so bloody condescending.

I hate the word 'unprecedented' since covid.

See also the phrase "it is with a heavy heart" which everyone seemed to use when they closed because of restrictions.

Yes! The over-use of this word is indeed unprecedented!

I'm ancient. It has always been used regularly as far as I can remember

I always avoid using the word 'unprecedented', because my brain tries to force me to say 'un presidented' 😳

I'm glad it isn't just me!

I'm sure it has always been a perfectly nice, regularly used word. It's just since covid I seem to focus on it every time. Everything seemed to be unprecedented that year and quite often since.

Irrationally, I can't bear 'wild'; it seems to be everywhere, rather like 'unprecedented'. People become lazy with language use and it is incredibly irritating. I seem to lose focus when everything is continuously described in the same terms.

Exponentially is a covid word too. Must admit I haven't heard it much since but at one point it felt like every single day

IN THESE UNPRECEDENTED TIMES

Yes, I had thoughts of Covid when I saw the thread title.

I've not heard it in a while as it goes.