dysphemistic

Letters that make dysphemistic

s, d, e, p, c, h, m, t, i, y are letters that make 'dysphemistic'

Words within dysphemistic

hem, he, mi, ti, IC, MI, He, mist, em, pH, ic, tic, Dy, Ti are words within 'dysphemistic'


1 possible definitions for 'dysphemistic'

Dysphemistic as "substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one"

Under this definition, dysphemistic is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

offensive has the same meaning as dysphemistic

Antonyms

euphemistic, inoffensive have the opposite meaning of 'dysphemistic'

Derivatives of dysphemistic

offensiveness, odiousness, distastefulness, offend, pique, spite, bruise, injure, hurt, wound, dysphemism are derivatives of 'dysphemistic'.

Example of dysphemistic used within this context

"`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'"



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