Concept creep

Expansion of a concept to the point of meaninglessness

Concept creep is the process by which harm-related topics experience semantic expansion to include topics which would not have originally been envisaged to be included under that label. It was first identified by Nick Haslam in 2016, who identified its effects on the concepts of abuse, bullying, trauma, mental disorder, addiction, and prejudice. Others have identified its effects on terms like "gaslight" and "emotional labour". The phenomenon can be related to the concept of hyperbole.

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