dysphemism

noun

dys·phe·mism | \ ˈdis-fə-ˌmi-zəm

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Definition of dysphemism

: the substitution of a disagreeable, offensive, or disparaging expression for an agreeable or inoffensive one also : an expression so substituted

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The first known use of dysphemism was in 1884

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