dysphemize

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verb

To describe in dysphemisms.

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Meanings

verbdysphemize (third-person singular simple present dysphemizes, present participle dysphemizing, simple past and past participle dysphemized)

present singular third person dysphemizes · participle present dysphemizing · participle past dysphemized · past dysphemized

  1. raretransitiveTo describe in dysphemisms.

    As applied to the Internet, Portland calls it "open access," while AT&T dysphemizes it as "forced access."

    2005, Elliot D. Cohen, News incorporated
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    Or will the Democratic convention treat the breathlessly watching nation to a credentials fight —— dysphemized as a train wreck?

    2008 March 23, William Safire, “Mulligan Primary”, in New York Times

Origin

From dysphem(ism) + -ize.

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APA

dysphemize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysphemize

MLA

“dysphemize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysphemize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dysphemize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysphemize.

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