<unk>  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<unk> s 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<unk>  of hyperbole. It has been criticised for making people more sensitive to harms and for blurring people's thinking and understanding of such terms, by categorising too many things together which should not be, and by losing the clarity and specificity of a term.
Concept creep
Situational strength
Therapeutic relationship
Character orientation
Casualty movement
Time trade-off
Clarity
Mood congruence