euphemism : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: euphemism	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for euphemism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
euphemism n an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh Antonym(s): dysphemism
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Euphemism \Eu"phe*mism\, n. [Gr. [?] fr. [?] to use word of a good omen; [?] well + [?] to speak: cf. F. euph[82]misme. See {Fame}.] (Rhet.) A figure in which a harts or indelicate word or expression is softened; a way of describing an offensive thing by an inoffensive expression; a mild name for something disagreeable.