Top Ten Most Misused Words

You keep using that word. I don't think it means what you think it means.

1. Cancer

   

   Everyone says, Insert something here is cancer.

   To those who have never had cancer or known anyone with it: Stop. This is making fun of people with cancer. Saying that makes no sense. Just say, I don't like [insert the thing they said is cancer here]. Is that so hard?!

   Cancer is a non-communicable disease caused by abnormal cells undergoing cell division too fast and forming a tumor. These cells can spread throughout several organs.

   The internet has gone downhill because of morons using diseases to describe things they hate or think are awful.

2. Literally

   

   It's a pet peeve of mine when people do this:

   Literally is literally way overused to the point where it literally isn't even funny anymore. I get that people literally use it to emphasize something, but can you literally stop using the word literally? It's literally annoying. Literally.

   Literally is just the term based on dictionaries.

   "My head is literally falling off from laughter!"

3. Like

   I hate when people overuse the word like. It's like so annoying.

   Like, I was like, this word like, drives me mad.

   Like is when you say you enjoy something, not to fill in any thought.

4. Gay

   

   Gay used to mean happy, not homosexual. Then the word became another word for a homosexual. Now it's just an insult.

   Gay is often used to insult someone in the way it is supposed to be used as well. I think that's the real crime.

   Gay is when you are attracted to the same gender. It does not mean everything on God's green earth you don't like.

5. Autistic

   

   The misuse makes me hate the fact I have this...

   They use this as an insult! This should be #1.

   Why is this all the way at the bottom? This deserves to be #1 or at least #2 since cancer is there.

6. Overrated

   Overrated is something that is excessively popular and given attention to the point that you believe it is too much. It is not something you dislike.

   This is the most misused word on this site, as several people think everything overrated is automatically bad. It has been misused since I joined this site. It's sad that people can't see the difference between overrated and bad.

   This site in a nutshell. People add a song to a list of worst songs just because it's "overrated," not further explaining why they don't like it.

   The same goes for movie lists.

7. Random

   Random means an unbiased and undecided selection out of a few choices. It does NOT mean weird.

   It does mean strange and unusual, but it's informal.

8. Dumb

   

   My little sister has been becoming dumb. She doesn't know how to type, and she has been acting childish. Also, she asked me to give her only cereal. I told her cereal isn't food, and you cannot only eat cereal. You are going to get sick. Mayonnaise isn't an instrument.

9. Cringe

   Assumed definition: A noun to describe something bad.

   Actual definition: A verb that describes when you look away in disgust.

10. Ignorant

    
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13. Your

14. Underrated

    Underrated is something that is excessively unpopular and not given a lot of attention, to the point that you believe it is getting too little. Not something you like.

    Something that is underrated isn't always good, just like something overrated isn't always bad.

15. Racist

    

    Extremely misused. If you criticize a country, you're automatically a racist nowadays, but it's actually xenophobia instead of racism.

    Using the words "black" or "white" in a positive context isn't racist either.

    A racist is a person who discriminates against other races. It's not about disliking stuff that came from other countries.

16. Empathy

    People always get empathy and sympathy confused. Empathy is when you understand someone else.

    This is probably the most important skill to have in life in general.

    Sometimes I get it confused with sympathy.

17. Slut

18. Hate

19. Nazi

    

20. Communist

    

    The word is often slung around by hardcore right-wing nutcases to insult us liberals.

21. Ironic

    Ironic means contrary, not hilarious or weird.

22. Inflammable

23. Woke

    There is "woke" and there is "woke." Those who know what I mean will understand. Those who do not know and do not understand what "woke" is should look into history and connect the dots with everything. Eventually, you will understand and know.

24. Whore

25. Kinda

    I kinda don't think this word exists.

26. Socialist

27. Yaoi

    It's a genre of anime/manga. It has little to do with shipping.