Dictionary's word of the year sums up 'surreal' 2016

Was 2016 a dream or a nightmare?

Try something in between: "surreal", which is Merriam-Webster's word of the year, unveiled on Monday.

Meaning "marked by the intense irrational reality of a dream," or "unbelievable, fantastic," the word joins Oxford's "post-truth" and Dictionary.com's "xenophobia" as the year's top choices.