Defenition of the word dysphemistic
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Defenition of the word dysphemistic
- Substituting a neutral term with a negative one.
- of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology; "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'"
- of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology; "`nigger'' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American''"
- substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one
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