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English 1 sense of the word dysphemistic:
ADJECTIVEalldysphemisticsubstitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one
Englishdysphemistic: 1 sense adjective 1
MeaningSubstitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one.
Example"'nigger' is a dysphemistic term for 'African-American'"
OppositeeuphemisticSubstituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one
Spanishdisfemística, disfemístico, ofensivo
Nounsdysphemisman offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one

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