The word jihad has been severed from its formal meaning of struggle.

Evidence

“Jihad” means “struggle” in Arabic; it also means “striving.” But in mainstream political parlance, the word has become tightly connected to terrorism, and thus far removed from its recognized formal denotations. — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1262

Categorization

• DEFINE: Clarifies jihad’s original denotation versus its mainstream political usage.