dysphemism

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• dĭs'fə-mĭz"(ə)m
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Borrowed from French dysphémisme, modelled after euphémisme, with the prefix dys-.

36 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Czech: dysfemismus — use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one
• Dutch: dysfemisme — use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one
• Finnish: dysfemismi — use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one
• Finnish: nimittely — use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one
• French: dysphémisme — use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one
• French: hyperbole — use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one
• German: Dysphemisierung — use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one
• Malay: bahasa kasar — use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one
• Polish: dysfemizacja — use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one
• Portuguese: disfemismo — use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one
• Russian: дисфеми́зм (disfemízm) — use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one
• Chinese Mandarin: 污言穢語 /污言秽语 — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Chinese Mandarin: 惡俗字詞 /恶俗字词 — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Chinese Mandarin: 醜化誣衊之詞 /丑化诬蔑之词 — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Chinese Mandarin: 誹謗中傷之詞 /诽谤中伤之词 — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Chinese Mandarin: 謾罵侮辱之詞 /谩骂侮辱之词 — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Chinese Mandarin: 冒犯詆毀之詞 /冒犯诋毁之词 — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Chinese Mandarin: 粗鄙不雅之詞 /粗鄙不雅之词 — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Chinese Mandarin: 惡意貶損之詞 /恶意贬损之词 — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Chinese Mandarin: 污蔑抹黑之詞 /污蔑抹黑之词 — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Chinese Mandarin: 言語攻擊 /言语攻击 — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Czech: hanlivé slovo — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Czech: dysfemismus — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Dutch: dysfemisme — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Finnish: dysfemismi — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Finnish: haukkumasana — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• French: dysphémisme — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• German: Dysphemismus — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• German: Kakophemismus — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Italian: disfemismo — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Polish: dysfemizm — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Portuguese: disfemismo — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Russian: дисфеми́зм (disfemízm) — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Spanish: disfemismo — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Swedish: dysfemism — word or phrase used to replace another in this way
• Swedish: kakofemism — word or phrase used to replace another in this way