Associations to the word «Dysphemistic»

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Wiktionary

DYSPHEMISTIC, adjective. Of, pertaining to, or being a dysphemism

Dictionary definition

DYSPHEMISTIC, adjective. Substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one ; "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'".

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis