🗣️euphemism (юфемизм)

noun
/ˈjuːfəmɪzəm/
эвфемизм (evfemizm)

Значение

A mild or indirect word or expression used to replace one considered too harsh or blunt.
A mild or indirect term substituted for one considered too harsh or direct; polite expression for something unpleasant.
Перевод значения
мягкое или косвенное слово или выражение, используемое для замены более жесткого или прямого слова
myagkoye ili kosvennoye slovo ili vyrazheniye, ispol'zuyemoye dlya zameny boleye zhostkogo ili pryamogo slova

Примеры предложений

He used the euphemism 'passed away' instead of saying 'died'.

Он использовал эвфемизм 'ушел' вместо того, чтобы сказать 'умер'.
On ispol'zoval evfemizm 'ushel' vmesto togo, chtoby skazat' 'umer'.

The phrase "passed away" is a euphemism for "died".

Фраза 'ушел' является эвфемизмом для 'умер'.
Fraza 'ushel' yavlyaetsya yufemizmom dlya 'umer'.

Синонимы

substitute, understatement, circumlocution, softening, polite term, politeness, indirect expression, softened term
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substitute, understatement, circumlocution, softening, polite term
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politeness, indirect expression, softened term

Антонимы

dysphemism, bluntness, directness, harshness
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dysphemism, bluntness, directness
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bluntness, harshness, directness

Коллокации

common euphemism, political euphemism, euphemism for death, use a euphemism

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