Parasocial relationships | In a lonely world, ‘parasocial’ is Cambridge’s ‘Word of the Year’: What this means
Parasocial relationships: The Cambridge Dictionary has topped ‘parasocial’ as 2025’s ‘Word of the Year’, pointing to an elevated curiosity in the time period this 12 months, and tying it to the “rise in popularity of AI (artificial intelligence) companions”. The timing couldn’t be extra telling. As loneliness tightens its grip worldwide— affecting one in 16…