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annus horribilis

/ ˈænʊs hɒˈriːbɪlɪs /

noun

  1. a terrible year
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Origin of annus horribilis1

C20: from Latin, modelled on annus mirabilis , first used by Elizabeth II of the year 1992
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His words, more than anyone else’s, have been cited by writers and pundits across the world in this annus horribilis where nothing seems to be going right and everything seems to be getting worse.

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At the time she described it with the now infamous phrase, "annus horribilis".

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This year has been an "annus horribilis" for those governments in sub-Saharan Africa that have had to face voters at the ballot box.

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China's annus horribilis has seen its stock markets fall, funds run up losses and foreign investors run for the exit.

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China's annus horribilis has seen its stock markets fall, funds run up losses and foreign investors run for the exit.

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