noun · countable / uncountable

dysphemism

dysphemism · dysphemisms

дисфемизм

Dysphemisierung, Dysphemismus, Kakophemismus

The use of a word or phrase carrying negative connotations or imagery to replace a…The use of a word or phrase carrying negative connotations or imagery (especially one that is derogatory, offensive or vulgar) to replace a (more) neutral original.

/ˈdɪs.fəˌmɪ.z(ə)m/

» One of Stalin's antisemitic campaigns used the dysphemism "rootless cosmopolitans" for Jews.

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Meaning

2 senses

(uncountable)The use of a word or phrase carrying negative connotations or imagery (especially one that is derogatory, offensive or vulgar) to replace a (more) neutral original.
Dysphemisierung
дисфеми́змdisfemízm
(countable)A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.
Dysphemismus, Kakophemismus
дисфеми́змdisfemízm

More definitions

an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one

Examples

1 sentences

One of Stalin's antisemitic campaigns used the dysphemism "rootless cosmopolitans" for Jews.
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