Euphemism

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  • noun. A mild, indirect, or vague term for one that is considered harsh, blunt, or offensive.
  • noun. The use of such terms.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In rhetoric, the use of a mild, delicate, or indirect word or expression in place of a plainer and more accurate one, which by reason of its meaning or its associations or suggestions might be offensive, unpleasant, or embarrassing.
  • noun. A word or expression thus substituted: as, to employ a euphemism.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A figure in which a harsh or indelicate word or expression is softened; a way of describing an offensive thing by an inoffensive expression; a mild name for something disagreeable.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase it replaces.
  • noun. A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
    • Word Usage
    "“We live in interesting times” — even if the euphemism is apocryphal, its truth value is the same."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    dysphemism  expletive  
    cross-reference
    Euphemisms  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    expression  locution  saying  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    allusion  curtsey  periphrasis  ploy  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Gongorism  affectation  affectedness  amelioration  artfulness  
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