English > euphemism: 1 sense > noun 1, communication| Meaning | An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh. |
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| Broader | saying, expression, locution | A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations |
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| Opposite | dysphemism | An offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one |
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| Usage | asleep, at peace, at rest, deceased, departed, gone | dead |
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| bowel movement, movement, bm | A euphemism for defecation |
| collateral damage | (euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations |
| leak, wetting, making water, passing water | A euphemism for urination |
| neutralization, neutralisation | (euphemism) the removal of a threat by killing or destroying it (especially in a covert operation or military operation) |
| passing, loss, departure, exit, expiration, going, release | euphemistic expressions for death |
| sanitation department | The department of local government responsible for collecting and disposing of garbage |
| Spanish | eufemismo |
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| Catalan | eufemisme |
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| Adjectives | euphemistic | substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one |
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| Verbs | euphemize | refer to something with a euphemism |
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