dysphemism
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
- dashed outline: no word in this language
- Click any word to expand it.
Senses
Sense 1 noun
an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one
his favorite dysphemism was to ask for axle grease when he wanted butter
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- euphemism antonym
- dysphemistic derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | euphemism |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dysphemistic |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | saying |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | jalopy |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | old man |