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- French · borrowed fromdysphémisme
- English todaydysphemism
Borrowed from French dysphémisme, modelled after euphémisme, with the prefix dys-.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
dysphemism
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
French dysphémisme