Thesaurus: 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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Definitions
- n. A word/figure">figure in which a word/harts">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.
- n. an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
- A word/figure">figure in which a word/harts">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.
- A word/figure">figure in which a word/harts">harts or indelicate word or expression issoftened; a way of describing an offensive thing by an inoffensiveexpression; a mild name for something disagreeable.
- n:100 n. an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh