different between euphemism vs dysphemia

English

Etymology

Recorded since 1656; from Ancient Greek ?????????? (euph?mismós), from ???????? (euph?míz?), from ??????? (eúph?mos, “uttering sound of good omen, abstaining from inauspicious words”), from ?? (eû, “well”) + ???? (ph?m?, “a voice, a prophetic voice, rumor, talk”), from ????? (phánai, “to speak, say”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: yoo?'f?-m?z"(?)m, IPA^(key): /?ju?.f??m?.z(?)m/

Noun

euphemism (countable and uncountable, plural euphemisms)

1. (uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase which it replaces.
2. (countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.

Antonyms

• dysphemism
• expletive

Related terms

• euphemistic
• pseudonym

Derived terms

• youthemism

Translations

Further reading

• euphemism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Euphemism in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
• euphemism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• euphemism in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• euphemism at OneLook Dictionary Search

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???- (dus-, “bad”) + ???? (ph?m?, “speech”).

Noun

dysphemia (countable and uncountable, plural dysphemias)

1. A speech impediment characterized by stammering or stuttering usually resulting from emotional or psychological causes.
2. (obsolete) The replacement of a word or phrase with a more vulgar or offensive substitute.

Antonyms

• euphemism