| NOMBRE | communication | eufemismo | an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | eufemismo, atenuación, lítote | a statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said |
| Sentido | An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh. | |
|---|---|---|
| General | dicho, expresión, locución, refrán | A word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations |
| Contrario | disfemismo | An offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one |
| Uso | daños colaterales | (euphemism) inadvertent casualties and destruction inflicted on civilians in the course of military operations |
| deceso, defunción, expiración, fallecimiento, fenecimiento, liberación, óbito, partida, pérdida, trance, tránsito | euphemistic expressions for death | |
| difunto, fallecido, muerto | dead | |
| movimiento intestinal, movimiento | A euphemism for defecation | |
| pipi | A euphemism for urination | |
| Inglés | euphemism | |
| Catalán | eufemisme | |
| Adjetivo | eufemístico, inocuo, inofensivo | Substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one |
| Sentido | A statement that is restrained in ironic contrast to what might have been said. | |
|---|---|---|
| Sinónimos | atenuación, lítote | |
| Específico | atenuación, litote, lítote, meiosis | understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) |
| General | afirmación, declaración | A message that is stated or declared |
| Contrario | exageración, hipérbole | making to seem more important than it really is |
| Inglés | understatement | |
| Catalán | atenuació, eufemisme, lítote | |
| Verbos | minimizar | represent as less significant or important |
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