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euphemism
noun
(eu-phe-mism)
an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
Antonyms:
dysphemism
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understatement
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rewording
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rewriting
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synonym
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newspeak
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parlance
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phrase
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colloquialism
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neologism
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slang
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doublespeak
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circumlocution
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metaphor
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oxymoron
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jargon
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misnomer
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bureaucratese
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phraseology
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epithet
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connotation
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lingo
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buzzword
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mot juste
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subterfuge
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shorthand
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codeword
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argot
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gerund
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abstract noun
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shibboleth
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adjective
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antonym
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vulgarism
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paradiastole
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noun
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anathema
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trope
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excuse
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pleasantry
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descriptor
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catchwords
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word
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purposes
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tu quoque
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featherbedding
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rubric
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pretext
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chickenshit
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doublethink
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adverbial
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fig leaf
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descriptive adjective
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journalese
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homophone
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feminazi
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ambage
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hysteron proteron
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nostrum
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nomenclature
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coinages
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smacks
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byword
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dissembler
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incubus
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transitive verb
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lexicon
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simp
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pudenda
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snakeoil
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simile
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bogeyman
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smokescreen
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corollary
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jobbery
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abbreviation
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roguery
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vernacular
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injun
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pencil pusher
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signifier
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officialese
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rhetorical device
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guise
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homonym
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hegelian dialectic
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ploy
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periphrase
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euphemism
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