Meaning | An offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one. |
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Example | "his favorite dysphemism was to ask for axle grease when he wanted butter" |
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Narrower | bus, jalopy, heap | A car that is old and unreliable |
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old man | An informal term for your father |
Broader | saying, expression, locution | A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations |
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Opposite | euphemism | An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh |
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Spanish | disfemismo |
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Catalan | disfemisme, disfemismo |
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Adjectives | dysphemistic | substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one |
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