Definition of euphemism in English:

euphemism

noun ˈjuːfəmɪz(ə)mˈjufəˌmɪzəm

A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
委婉词（语）；委婉说法
the jargon has given us ‘downsizing’ as a euphemism for cuts
行话给我们提供了一个削减（cuts）的委婉语“缩小规模”（downsizing）。DYSPHEMISM 的反义词。
The opposite of dysphemism
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Environmental design’ is just one of the many euphemisms for the ubertrendy catch words Feng Shui.
- It shows that the trend to hide unpleasant truths behind euphemisms is alive and well.
- A simple chat with her could be downright frustrating when she didn't understand half of the euphemisms being used.
- He appeared his boldest; he was not one to speak in mild euphemisms.
- Like all euphemisms, pedophilia and ephebophilia are words meant to protect us from realities too painful to confront.
- Sir John could be counted on not to speak in mild euphemisms.
- Ratios are now commonly being used as euphemisms to express calamity.
- As I remember, it was shortly after the word gay became the euphemism for homosexual.
- Each drawn shoe is accompanied by a blunt euphemism from the history of conflict.
- We have lots of euphemisms for menstruation, and we don't refer to it unless in the company of women, and rarely even then.
- Languages are constantly developing euphemisms for sex words.
- It was like a euphemism for a dirty word, he'd rather people'd just said the word than try to make it seem nicer.
- I don't like euphemisms or euphemistic language.
- As a practical matter, the current legal regime substitutes palliative euphemisms for useful controls on police discretion.
- Such mild, culinary euphemisms muffled and camouflaged the enforced famines and the murders of millions.
- Instead, they hide behind a wall of euphemisms, refusing even to use the word ‘disabled’.
- Notably, the word ‘challenge’ was used as a euphemism to gloss over the existence of serious problems.
- Reform is a polite euphemism for forcing banks to close out bad loans, enforce bankruptcy and require layoffs of excess workers.
- She wants to reclaim the word old and rejects euphemisms like elderly and seniors.
- Women are more likely to use polite euphemisms for topics such as death and sex.
Synonyms
polite term, substitute, mild alternative, indirect term, understatement, underplaying, softening, politeness, genteelism, coy term

Derivatives

euphemist

noun

Origin

Late 16th century: from Greek euphēmismos, from euphēmizein 'use auspicious words', from eu 'well' + phēmē 'speaking'.

This word is from Greek eu ‘well’ and phēmē ‘speaking’ from phēnai ‘to speak’, which is also where prophet (Middle English) came from. Several other English words start with eu meaning ‘well’. The eucalyptus tree (early 19th century) is literally ‘well covered’: it is so called because the unopened flower is protected by a sort of cap. If you give a eulogy (Late Middle English) you praise, or speak well of, someone: the -logy part, found in a great many English words, comes from Greek logos ‘speech, word, reason’. If something is euphonious (late 18th century) it is pleasing to the ear – phōnē ‘sound’ is the Greek root (the mid 19th-century euphonium, which not everyone finds pleasing, comes from the same word). Finally, euthanasia (early 17th century) is literally ‘an easy death’: thanatos is ‘death’ in Greek. The euro- in Europe and related words is unconnected. Europe is from Europa, the name of a princess of Tyre, in modern-day Lebanon, who was admired by the god Zeus. He turned himself into a bull and swam across the sea to Crete with the princess on his back. Once in Crete Europa bore Zeus three sons, and eventually gave her name to the continent of Europe.

Definition of euphemism in US English:

euphemism

nounˈyo͞ofəˌmizəmˈjufəˌmɪzəm

A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
委婉词（语）；委婉说法
“downsizing” as a euphemism for cuts
行话给我们提供了一个削减（cuts）的委婉语“缩小规模”（downsizing）。DYSPHEMISM 的反义词。
The opposite of dysphemism
Example sentencesExamples
- As I remember, it was shortly after the word gay became the euphemism for homosexual.
- Like all euphemisms, pedophilia and ephebophilia are words meant to protect us from realities too painful to confront.
- Women are more likely to use polite euphemisms for topics such as death and sex.
- Reform is a polite euphemism for forcing banks to close out bad loans, enforce bankruptcy and require layoffs of excess workers.
- We have lots of euphemisms for menstruation, and we don't refer to it unless in the company of women, and rarely even then.
- Each drawn shoe is accompanied by a blunt euphemism from the history of conflict.
- Instead, they hide behind a wall of euphemisms, refusing even to use the word ‘disabled’.
- ‘Environmental design’ is just one of the many euphemisms for the ubertrendy catch words Feng Shui.
- A simple chat with her could be downright frustrating when she didn't understand half of the euphemisms being used.
- She wants to reclaim the word old and rejects euphemisms like elderly and seniors.
- It was like a euphemism for a dirty word, he'd rather people'd just said the word than try to make it seem nicer.
- It shows that the trend to hide unpleasant truths behind euphemisms is alive and well.
- Languages are constantly developing euphemisms for sex words.
- As a practical matter, the current legal regime substitutes palliative euphemisms for useful controls on police discretion.
- Such mild, culinary euphemisms muffled and camouflaged the enforced famines and the murders of millions.
- He appeared his boldest; he was not one to speak in mild euphemisms.
- Sir John could be counted on not to speak in mild euphemisms.
- I don't like euphemisms or euphemistic language.
- Ratios are now commonly being used as euphemisms to express calamity.
- Notably, the word ‘challenge’ was used as a euphemism to gloss over the existence of serious problems.
Synonyms
polite term, substitute, mild alternative, indirect term, understatement, underplaying, softening, politeness, genteelism, coy term

Origin

Late 16th century: from Greek euphēmismos, from euphēmizein ‘use auspicious words’, from eu ‘well’ + phēmē ‘speaking’.

单词	euphemism
释义	Definition of euphemism in English: euphemism noun ˈjuːfəmɪz(ə)mˈjufəˌmɪzəm A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. 委婉词（语）；委婉说法 the jargon has given us ‘downsizing’ as a euphemism for cuts 行话给我们提供了一个削减（cuts）的委婉语“缩小规模”（downsizing）。DYSPHEMISM 的反义词。 The opposite of dysphemism Example sentencesExamples ‘Environmental design’ is just one of the many euphemisms for the ubertrendy catch words Feng Shui. It shows that the trend to hide unpleasant truths behind euphemisms is alive and well. A simple chat with her could be downright frustrating when she didn't understand half of the euphemisms being used. He appeared his boldest; he was not one to speak in mild euphemisms. Like all euphemisms, pedophilia and ephebophilia are words meant to protect us from realities too painful to confront. Sir John could be counted on not to speak in mild euphemisms. Ratios are now commonly being used as euphemisms to express calamity. As I remember, it was shortly after the word gay became the euphemism for homosexual. Each drawn shoe is accompanied by a blunt euphemism from the history of conflict. We have lots of euphemisms for menstruation, and we don't refer to it unless in the company of women, and rarely even then. Languages are constantly developing euphemisms for sex words. It was like a euphemism for a dirty word, he'd rather people'd just said the word than try to make it seem nicer. I don't like euphemisms or euphemistic language. As a practical matter, the current legal regime substitutes palliative euphemisms for useful controls on police discretion. Such mild, culinary euphemisms muffled and camouflaged the enforced famines and the murders of millions. Instead, they hide behind a wall of euphemisms, refusing even to use the word ‘disabled’. Notably, the word ‘challenge’ was used as a euphemism to gloss over the existence of serious problems. Reform is a polite euphemism for forcing banks to close out bad loans, enforce bankruptcy and require layoffs of excess workers. She wants to reclaim the word old and rejects euphemisms like elderly and seniors. Women are more likely to use polite euphemisms for topics such as death and sex. Synonyms polite term, substitute, mild alternative, indirect term, understatement, underplaying, softening, politeness, genteelism, coy term Derivatives euphemist noun Origin Late 16th century: from Greek euphēmismos, from euphēmizein 'use auspicious words', from eu 'well' + phēmē 'speaking'. This word is from Greek eu ‘well’ and phēmē ‘speaking’ from phēnai ‘to speak’, which is also where prophet (Middle English) came from. Several other English words start with eu meaning ‘well’. The eucalyptus tree (early 19th century) is literally ‘well covered’: it is so called because the unopened flower is protected by a sort of cap. If you give a eulogy (Late Middle English) you praise, or speak well of, someone: the -logy part, found in a great many English words, comes from Greek logos ‘speech, word, reason’. If something is euphonious (late 18th century) it is pleasing to the ear – phōnē ‘sound’ is the Greek root (the mid 19th-century euphonium, which not everyone finds pleasing, comes from the same word). Finally, euthanasia (early 17th century) is literally ‘an easy death’: thanatos is ‘death’ in Greek. The euro- in Europe and related words is unconnected. Europe is from Europa, the name of a princess of Tyre, in modern-day Lebanon, who was admired by the god Zeus. He turned himself into a bull and swam across the sea to Crete with the princess on his back. Once in Crete Europa bore Zeus three sons, and eventually gave her name to the continent of Europe. Definition of euphemism in US English: euphemism nounˈyo͞ofəˌmizəmˈjufəˌmɪzəm A mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing. 委婉词（语）；委婉说法 “downsizing” as a euphemism for cuts 行话给我们提供了一个削减（cuts）的委婉语“缩小规模”（downsizing）。DYSPHEMISM 的反义词。 The opposite of dysphemism Example sentencesExamples As I remember, it was shortly after the word gay became the euphemism for homosexual. Like all euphemisms, pedophilia and ephebophilia are words meant to protect us from realities too painful to confront. Women are more likely to use polite euphemisms for topics such as death and sex. Reform is a polite euphemism for forcing banks to close out bad loans, enforce bankruptcy and require layoffs of excess workers. We have lots of euphemisms for menstruation, and we don't refer to it unless in the company of women, and rarely even then. Each drawn shoe is accompanied by a blunt euphemism from the history of conflict. Instead, they hide behind a wall of euphemisms, refusing even to use the word ‘disabled’. ‘Environmental design’ is just one of the many euphemisms for the ubertrendy catch words Feng Shui. A simple chat with her could be downright frustrating when she didn't understand half of the euphemisms being used. She wants to reclaim the word old and rejects euphemisms like elderly and seniors. It was like a euphemism for a dirty word, he'd rather people'd just said the word than try to make it seem nicer. It shows that the trend to hide unpleasant truths behind euphemisms is alive and well. Languages are constantly developing euphemisms for sex words. As a practical matter, the current legal regime substitutes palliative euphemisms for useful controls on police discretion. Such mild, culinary euphemisms muffled and camouflaged the enforced famines and the murders of millions. He appeared his boldest; he was not one to speak in mild euphemisms. Sir John could be counted on not to speak in mild euphemisms. I don't like euphemisms or euphemistic language. Ratios are now commonly being used as euphemisms to express calamity. Notably, the word ‘challenge’ was used as a euphemism to gloss over the existence of serious problems. Synonyms polite term, substitute, mild alternative, indirect term, understatement, underplaying, softening, politeness, genteelism, coy term Origin Late 16th century: from Greek euphēmismos, from euphēmizein ‘use auspicious words’, from eu ‘well’ + phēmē ‘speaking’.
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