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1. (n.) euphemism
the substitution of a mild or indirect expression for one thought to be offensive or blunt.
2. euphemism
the expression so substituted:
“To pass away” is a euphemism for “to die.”
Etymology: (1650–60; < Gk euphēmismós; see euphemize, -ism)
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| Definition of 'euphemism' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) euphemism
an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) euphemism
a figure in which a harts or indelicate word or expression is softened; a way of describing an offensive thing by an inoffensive expression; a mild name for something disagreeable
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. euphemism
is in speech or writing the avoiding of an unpleasant or indelicate word or expression by the use of one which is less direct, and which calls up a less disagreeable image in the mind. Thus for "he died" is substituted "he fell asleep," or "he is gathered to his fathers"; thus the Greeks called the "Furies" the "Eumenides," "the benign goddesses," just as country people used to call elves and fairies "the good folk neighbours."
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Sense: a pleasant name for something that is unpleasant
`Pass on' is a euphemism for `die'.
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 Afrikaans: eufemisme |
 Arabic: تَلْطيف الكَلام |
 Bulgarian: евфимизъм |
 Brazilian: eufemismo |
 Czech: eufemismus |
 German: der Euphemismus |
 Danish: eufemisme |
 Greek: ευφημισμός |
 Spanish: eufemismo |
 Estonian: eufemism |
 Farsi: حسن تعبیر |
 Finnish: eufemismi, kiertoilmaus |
 French: euphémisme |
 Hebrew: לָשוֹן נְקִייָה |
 Hindi: मंगलभाषी, कठोर शब्दों के |
 Croatian: eufemizam, blaži izraz za |
 Hungarian: eufemizmus |
 Indonesian: penghalus |
 Icelandic: skrauthvörf; veigrunarorð |
 Italian: eufemismo |
 Japanese: えん曲語法 |
 Korean: 완곡 어법 |
 Lithuanian: eufemizmas |
 Latvian: eifēmisms |
 Malay: perkataan berlapik |
 Dutch: eufemisme |
 Norwegian: forskjønnende uttrykk, eu |
 Polish: eufemizm |
 Persian: حسن تعبیر |
 Pashto: دفصاحت او بلاغت دفن هغه ب |
 Portuguese: eufemismo |
 Romanian: eufemism |
 Russian: эвфемизм |
 Slovak: eufemizmus |
 Slovenian: evfemizem |
 Serbian: eufemizam |
 Swedish: eufemism |
 Thai: ศัพท์หรือภาษาที่นุ่มนวล |
 Turkish: örtmece, kibar deyim |
 Taiwanese: 委婉語 |
 Ukrainian: евфемізм |
 Urdu: ملائم پیرایے میں کی جانے |
 Vietnamese: uyển ngữ |
 Chinese: 委婉语 |
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