[bbarn]

Not to mention the overuse of the term "gaslighting". What used to mean a serious systematic method of making someone question reality is now simply "lied", apparently.

[Terr_]

Agreed, that misuse has growing a lot in the last several years, and it annoys me.

Sort of like people misusing the phrase "Ponzi scheme" to refer to basically any kind of unsustainable and ethically-dubious thing whatsoever.

[scarab92]

See also, the misuse of the relatively rare psychological effect known as burnout to refer to simply being tired or fatigued.