As for misused words, I hear people in real life all the time confusing "antisocial" with "asocial".
I honestly don't get all the fuss over this one. They mean the same thing.
an·ti·so·cial adjective
: violent or harmful to people
: not friendly to other people
aso·cial adjective
Definition of ASOCIAL
: not social: as
a : rejecting or lacking the capacity for social interaction
b : antisocial
Sure, antisocial's
first meaning is "contrary to the laws and customs of society; devoid of or antagonistic to sociable instincts or practices." "harmful to others." Basically misanthropic.
But the second meaning is the same as asocial. "not sociable; not wanting the company of others."
That's not
misusing it. It has other meanings.
There may have been better words to use there, but it wasn't the wrong word, either.
That's like saying someone misused the word "decimate" when used as a synonym for something like "obliterate." Just because it also means to destroy 1/10 of something (hence the name; decimal, decimate) doesn't mean it has no other meanings or usage.