Usually means: Harsh language used to offend.
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  1. dysphemism: Merriam-Webster
  2. dysphemism: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. dysphemism: Collins English Dictionary
  4. dysphemism: Vocabulary.com
  5. dysphemism: Wordnik
  6. dysphemism: Wiktionary
  7. dysphemism: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. dysphemism: Dictionary.com
  9. Dysphemism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. dysphemism: Rhymezone
  11. dysphemism: FreeDictionary.org
  12. dysphemism: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  13. dysphemism: Mnemonic Dictionary
  14. dysphemism: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. DYSPHEMISM: Bobs Byway OF POETIC TERMS

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  1. dysphemism: A Word A Day

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Definitions from Wiktionary (dysphemism)

noun:  (uncountable) The use of a word or phrase carrying negative connotations or imagery (especially one that is derogatory, offensive or vulgar) to replace a (more) neutral original.
noun:  (countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.

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