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German
Etymology
From the expression etwas seinem Zweck entfremden (literally “to alienate something from its purpose”). Historically, either from zweckentfremden + -ung or from Zweck + Entfremdung.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtsvɛk.ɛntˌfrɛmdʊŋ/, , ,
Noun
Zweckentfremdung f (genitive Zweckentfremdung, plural Zweckentfremdungen)
- repurposing (the act of using something for a purpose other than the originally intended one)
- Synonyms: Umnutzung, Umfunktionierung
- (often more negative) misuse, wrongful use
- Synonym: Missbrauch
Declension
Declension of Zweckentfremdung