Problem
Corruption of meaning
Other Names:
VerbicideDependence on distortion of meaning
Incidence:
Verbicide is the deliberate distortion of the sense of a word (as in punning).
Broader Problems:
MeaninglessnessUnethical practices of interpretersInterpretation and translation errors Narrower Problems:
Terminological ambiguitiesMisappropriation of termsExcessive use of acronyms and abbreviations Strategies:
Corrupting meaning Subject(s):
Societal Problems → Corruption??Societal Problems → Dependence??
Language → Linguistics??
Problem Type:
F: Fuzzy exceptional problems Date of last update
23.11.2017 – 21:05 CET