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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one ;
- Example: "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'"
[syn: dysphemistic, offensive]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dysphemistic adj 1: substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one ; "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'" [syn: dysphemistic, offensive] [ant: euphemistic, inoffensive]