Associations to the word «Dysphemistic»
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
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.