DYSPHEMISM


Meaning of DYSPHEMISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdis-fə-ˌmi-zəm ]

noun

Etymology: dys- + -phemism (as in euphemism )

Date: 1884

: the substitution of a disagreeable, offensive, or disparaging expression for an agreeable or inoffensive one ; also : an expression so substituted

• dys·phe·mis·tic ˌdis-fə-ˈmis-tik adjective

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