| ADJECTIVE | all | dysphemistic | substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one |
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| Meaning | Substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one. | |
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| Example | "'nigger' is a dysphemistic term for 'African-American'" | |
| Opposite | euphemistic | Substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one |
| Spanish | disfemística, disfemístico, ofensivo | |
| Nouns | dysphemism | an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one |
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