I want there to be a name for "category of words that are used in a too-broad sense" - words that are technically the same but with wildly different meanings. For example, "religious" can mean anything from devout isolationist fundamental to "yea man, easter or somethin".
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"Consciousness" - varies from "do robots have it? what neurons are responsible?" to "AHHH HOW AM I LOOKING AT MY HANDS"
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"Rape" - varies from "boyfriend pressured me too much" to "violent stranger in alleyway." Technically the same, but subjectively very different types of experiences.
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Abuse! Racism! Nerd! Terms for basically any nuanced subculture that's misunderstood by pop culture!
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I call words “word containers”.
They’re tools we use to capture reality, but not reality itself.
Sometimes, our “containers” can overflow and meaning can vary.
Often timed, getting two people on the same page involves simply “aligning” their dictionary of meanings.
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Exclusionistic.
Typically used in the pursuit ofotherism and the perpetuation of classes of "us"(good) and "them"(all that is bad, wrong, and evil in this world, which can in no way be similar to the same things done by 'us')