EUPHEMISM


Meaning of EUPHEMISM in English

noun

an agreeable or inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that might offend or suggest unpleasantness

vandalism that goes under the euphemism of souvenir hunting

Synonyms: nice Nelly, nice-nellyism

Antonyms: dysphemism

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