Dear Astrid - The Most Misused Word Dear Astrid I don't think anyone know what it is for sure. I don't think anyone can define it or describe it, so you knew what they were talking about, without question. Yet it's the world's most misused word and every time I hear it, I wonder if that really is what the person who said it meant. But we all search 'love', and we always will. It's just sad we don't even know what is it. A little ironic, right?