Semantic Inflation: Revision history

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6 February 2026

  • curprev 01:2301:23, 6 February 2026 AutoDescriptor talk contribs 2,333 bytes +184 Added page description via AutoDescriptor bot undo
  • curprev 01:1401:14, 6 February 2026 Roshan talk contribs 2,149 bytes +2,149 Created page with "Semantic Inflation is the phenomenon experienced by words intended to represent extremes where overuse reduces their significance until references to those extremes have to be raised even higher in order to recreate the same emotional strength. == Examples == Heavy-handed immigration enforcement that harms people might once have been described as unethical, but later as authoritarian, then evil, then fascist, until in 2026 it is often described as "genocide and eth..."
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