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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats