Totally agree.  The problem is that words sometimes take on connotations quite at odds with their real meaning, and are often used in an emotional rather than a literal sense.

One of the most misused is "terrorism".  Originally, it meant the use of intentionally indiscriminate violence as a means of creating terror or fear, in order to achieve a political, religious or ideological aim.  We now have "domestic" terrorism, "emotional" terrorism,  "cultural" terrorism, etc.  It seems that the word has morphed into meaning anyone who commits a violent, non-violent (e.g. computer hacking) or socially unacceptable (e.g. hurting someone's feelings) act.  Moreover, in many peoples' minds, it has now become irrevocably intertwined with the Muslim religion.  It has also become an acceptable knee-jerk term conveniently used by authorities to justify suspension of the rule of law and civil liberties (like "communist" in the McCarthy era).