Examples of 'euphemism' in a sentence
Meaning of "euphemism"
euphemism (noun): A mild or indirect word or expression used in place of one that may be considered harsh, blunt, or offensive. Euphemisms are commonly used to soften the impact of sensitive topics or to make unpleasant realities more socially acceptable
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- The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase which it replaces.
- A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.
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In politics euphemism is often preferred to accuracy in language.
Seeing pink elephants is a euphemism for hallucinations.
Euphemism is associated with this form of denial.
It does sound like a euphemism for something else.
A euphemism is a nice way of saying something unpleasant.
I consider it to be a euphemism for nothing short of evil.
Everything that happens in this city is a euphemism.
If he wanted a euphemism he should have said sodomized.
National reconciliation is not a euphemism for impunity.
Which is a euphemism for vice president of bribery.
Restructuring is often used as a euphemism for redundancies.
A real euphemism that has just ended.
You have a nice way with a euphemism.
This appears to be a euphemism for attempted rape.
It all sounds like some tabloid euphemism.
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Which is not a euphemism for lynching at all.
The book exemplifies the use of euphemism.
This was a nice euphemism for falling incomes.
Nothing like a good old juicy euphemism.
The word euthanasia is a euphemism in those circumstances.
I believe that is the socially accepted euphemism.
That was the euphemism he used to refer to decriminalization.
The word păsărică is a euphemism for pizdă.
Is not that a fine euphemism for insulting my professionalism.
The word appeasement was in itself a form of euphemism.
Complications is a medical euphemism for pneumonia and death.
They glorified the principle of murder by euphemism.
What a charming euphemism for interrogation.
This week we all learned a new euphemism.
Interesting euphemism for gun running.
Euphemism lets us off the hook.
The word puță is a euphemism for pulă.
The word euphemism itself can be used as a euphemism.
Tolerance without dialogue is a euphemism for indifference.
A euphemism for what is known today as carpet bombing.
Waitlisted is really just a euphemism for rejected.
As a euphemism for looking at her butt.
The expression is also a euphemism for death.
A euphemism for washing and ironing.
Ethnic cleansing is purely a euphemism for genocide.
It is a euphemism to say that the security environment is precarious.
Now there is a euphemism for you.
Thinly euphemism for arming insurgents on the border.
And stripping is a euphemism for hooking.
It is a euphemism for celebrating the occasion with a drink.
Pass away is a euphemism for die.
Thin euphemism for arming insurgents on the border.
That is not a euphemism for penis.
Here the word hostess is a euphemism.
Vip being a euphemism for wise guy.
