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dysphemistic
noun
(dys-phe-mism)
the substitution of a disagreeable, offensive, or disparaging expression for an agreeable or inoffensive one; also : an expression so substituted
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offensive
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affrontive
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dyslogistic
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vulgar
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derogatory
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skaddle
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insultable
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pejorative
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insultment
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ugsome
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distasteful
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hurtful
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railingly
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despiteous
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obtrectation
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wlatsome
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odible
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euphuize
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oblite
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ridiculize
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wallowish
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inodiate
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connotational
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dislikeful
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antiphrastic
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villanize
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cacophobia
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viled
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rhetorical device
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biverbal
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holy mother
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indignify
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misdemean
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lowbred
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supravulgar
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awkly
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buffoonly
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cacozelia
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graveolence
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despisable
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dishallow
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run afoul
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thersitical
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vernaculous
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nocive
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heterophemy
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displeasant
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profane
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glossalgia
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epicaricacy
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scorny
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expletively
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fescennine
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disrank
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comminatory
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commonish
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get even
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antipathic
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egg on
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calumniatory
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mordacious
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utterable
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felo de se
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verbal noun
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mispraise
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outlaugh
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hateful
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tormentry
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nefandous
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sinistrously
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disbase
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dispiteous
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score off
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nasute
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inappropriate
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sinistrous
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figure of speech
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laugh at
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comminate
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parvanimity
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invulgar
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offenseful
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tralation
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philemaphobia
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tread on
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onym
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traducent
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gustless
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disslander
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power failure
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hebetation
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nounal
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catachrestic
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abirritate
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elinguid
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derogative
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weetless
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concrete noun
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chicken out
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misaffect
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dysphemistic
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