Dipoldism

Dipoldism: noun. The act of beating or whipping dipoles. This word is not to be confused with dippoldism, which is the act of beating or whipping school children. You can imagine that confusing these two words could have dire consequences. In fact there is a case in the early 2000's in Belarus where a chemistry teacher used the word dipoldism several times in his class, but the government agency that had wired his classroom and was listening in on everything that was said mistook the word for dippoldism and the teacher was arrested and imprisoned for 300 years, without the option of being released due to his death.