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单词 dysphemism
释义

dysphemism

noun

dys·​phe·​mism ˈdis-fə-ˌmi-zəm How to pronounce dysphemism (audio)
: the substitution of a disagreeable, offensive, or disparaging expression for an agreeable or inoffensive one
also : an expression so substituted
dysphemistic
ˌdis-fə-ˈmi-stik How to pronounce dysphemism (audio)
adjective

Word History

Etymology

dys- + -phemism (in euphemism)

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

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