Euphemism

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Definisi euphemism

nomina

a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.

“downsizing” as a euphemism for cuts

sinonim: polite term, indirect term, circumlocution, substitute, alternative, understatement, genteelism

Sinonim

nomina

polite term, indirect term, circumlocution, substitute, alternative, understatement, genteelism

Contoh

As I remember, it was shortly after the word gay became the euphemism for homosexual.

“downsizing” as a euphemism for cuts

Reform is a polite euphemism for forcing banks to close out bad loans, enforce bankruptcy and require layoffs of excess workers.

It was like a euphemism for a dirty word, he’d rather people’d just said the word than try to make it seem nicer.

Notably, the word ‘challenge’ was used as a euphemism to gloss over the existence of serious problems.

the jargon has given us ‘downsizing’ as a euphemism for cuts

Each drawn shoe is accompanied by a blunt euphemism from the history of conflict.

As a practical matter, the current legal regime substitutes palliative euphemisms for useful controls on police discretion.

Such mild, culinary euphemisms muffled and camouflaged the enforced famines and the murders of millions.

Instead, they hide behind a wall of euphemisms , refusing even to use the word ‘disabled’.

Sir John could be counted on not to speak in mild euphemisms .

He appeared his boldest; he was not one to speak in mild euphemisms .

We have lots of euphemisms for menstruation, and we don’t refer to it unless in the company of women, and rarely even then.

It shows that the trend to hide unpleasant truths behind euphemisms is alive and well.

Women are more likely to use polite euphemisms for topics such as death and sex.

She wants to reclaim the word old and rejects euphemisms like elderly and seniors.

Like all euphemisms , pedophilia and ephebophilia are words meant to protect us from realities too painful to confront.

I don’t like euphemisms or euphemistic language.

‘Environmental design’ is just one of the many euphemisms for the ubertrendy catch words Feng Shui.

Languages are constantly developing euphemisms for sex words.

A simple chat with her could be downright frustrating when she didn’t understand half of theeuphemisms being used.

Ratios are now commonly being used as euphemisms to express calamity

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