DYSPHEMISM


Meaning of DYSPHEMISM in English

— dysphemistic , adj.

/dis"feuh miz'euhm/ , n.

1. the substitution of a harsh, disparaging, or unpleasant expression for a more neutral one.

2. an expression so substituted.

[ 1880-85; DYS- + (EU)PHEMISM ]

Ant . euphemism.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .