When and Where
I found this word while reading an article on CNN.com about Alex Rodriguez and how he is suing MLB. It said "that MLB and Selig "engaged in tortious and egregious conduct with one and only one goal ... to destroy the reputation and career of Alex Rodriguez.""
Level of Familarity
I do not believe I have ever heard this word before, though I may have come across it in reading. My first thought was that it had something to do with torture. I thought that seemed a little extreme or exaggerated to claim however.
What it Means
Dictionary.com defines it as of the nature of or pertaining to a tort. This threw me, I had no idea what a "tort" was, although I quickly thought of the word retort.
Tort is defined as: a wrongful act that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation
Reflective Commentary
I originally looked up egregious, but figured I didn't know tortious either, so I looked that up too. I went with tortious because I though the word to be more interesting and applied to the article well. Rodriguez felt what Selig and the MLB was doing to him was wrongful and meant to destroy his reputation. I also liked how it brought me to "tort" and its connection to torture and retort. I am not sure if retort has a real connection to tort, but retort does have a negative connotation, as in retaliate...
No comments:
Post a Comment