anthropause

Meaning

Noun

A global reduction in modern human activity resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Origin

anthro- + -pause. Coined by a team of researchers in June 2020 in an article discussing the possible impact of COVID-19 lockdown on wildlife.

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