cacophemism

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noun

dysphemism

Scrabble 24

Meanings

nouncacophemism (plural cacophemisms)

plural cacophemisms

Origin

  1. Latincacophemia
  2. Englishcacophemism

From Latin cacophemia + -ism.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 污言穢語 /污言秽语, 惡俗字詞 /恶俗字词
  • 污言穢語 /污言秽语dysphemism
  • 惡俗字詞 /恶俗字词dysphemism
  • 醜化誣衊之詞 /丑化诬蔑之词dysphemism
  • 誹謗中傷之詞 /诽谤中伤之词dysphemism
  • 謾罵侮辱之詞 /谩骂侮辱之词dysphemism
  • 冒犯詆毀之詞 /冒犯诋毁之词dysphemism
  • 粗鄙不雅之詞 /粗鄙不雅之词dysphemism
  • 惡意貶損之詞 /恶意贬损之词dysphemism
  • 污蔑抹黑之詞 /污蔑抹黑之词dysphemism
  • 言語攻擊 /言语攻击dysphemism
Greek κακοφημισμός
  • κακοφημισμός (kakofimismós)dysphemism
Italian cacofemismo
  • cacofemismodysphemism
Romanian cacofemism
  • cacofemismdysphemism
Russian какофеми́зм
  • какофеми́зм (kakofemízm)dysphemism
Cite this entry
APA

cacophemism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacophemism

MLA

“cacophemism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacophemism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cacophemism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cacophemism.

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