Merriam-Webster: misogyny, xenophobia and other words spike in online searches after Trump election

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If the most searched words on Merriam-Webster are any indication, America may be feeling a bit uncomfortable about Donald Trump becoming the next president of the United States.

On Sunday, the dictionary's Twitter account tweeted misogyny, xenophobia and racism are among the top searched words on its website.

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Other top words include fascism, bigot, socialism, resurgence and xenophobe are other top searched words.



Merriam-Webster wrote on its blog Thursday that misogyny was used in headlines for editorials across the world. On Monday, Merriam-Webster focused on another searched word, fascism. According to the dictionary, fascist is one of the most searched words since December 2015, when Trump was linked to fascism in the news.

Even a Republican strategist linked the incoming president to fascism.

The racist, fascist extreme right is represented footsteps from the Oval Office. Be very vigilant America. — John Weaver (@JWGOP) November 13, 2016

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Despite the gloom of Merriam-Webster's most searched words, there may be some hope that the new top-searched words are going to change soon. In a Sunday interview with "60 Minutes," Trump said women, immigrants and Muslims should not fear him.

"We are going to bring our country back, but certainly, don't be afraid," Trump said. In that same interview, the president-elect told his followers to stop being violent in his name. Since winning the election, there have been reports about Trump supporters intimidating others.

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