Feminine
Zweckentfremdung
Meaning
- (feminine) repurposing (the act of using something for a purpose other than the originally intended one)
- (feminine) misuse, wrongful use
Concepts
Synonyms
widerrechtliche Verwendung
Fehlgebrauch
Abusus
Fehlbenutzung
falscher Gebrauch
missbräuchliche Verwendung
Translations
abús
κατάχρηση
abus
abuso
misbruik
abús
abuso
abuso
kötüye kullanmaPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtsvɛk.ɛntˌfrɛmdʊŋ/
Etymology
From the expression etwas seinem Zweck entfremden (literally “to alienate something from its purpose”). Historically, either from zweckentfremden + -ung or from Zweck + Entfremdung.
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