Usually means: Mild expression substituting harsh reality.
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We found 35 dictionaries that define the word euphemism:

General (26 matching dictionaries)
  1. euphemism: Merriam-Webster
  2. euphemism: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. euphemism: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. euphemism: Collins English Dictionary
  5. euphemism: Vocabulary.com
  6. Euphemism, euphemism: Wordnik
  7. euphemism: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. euphemism: Wiktionary
  9. euphemism: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. euphemism: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. euphemism: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. euphemism: Dictionary.com
  13. euphemism: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. euphemism: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Euphemism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Euphemism: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. euphemism: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. euphemism: Rhymezone
  19. Euphemism: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. euphemism: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. euphemism: FreeDictionary.org
  22. euphemism: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. euphemism: TheFreeDictionary.com
  24. euphemism: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Art (5 matching dictionaries)
  1. euphemism: Global Glossary
  2. Glossary of Rhetorical Terms with Examples (No longer online)
  3. Linguistic Glossary (No longer online)
  4. Euphemism: Literary Terms
  5. EUPHEMISM: Bobs Byway OF POETIC TERMS

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. euphemism: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. euphemism: A Word A Day

Religion (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Postmodern Bible Dictionary (No longer online)

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. euphemism: Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  (uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another one that is considered more offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase by which it is replaced.
noun:  (countable) A word or phrase that replaces another in this way.

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