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English to Bangla Meaning of euphemism - রেখাসমূহ


শ্রুতিকটু পদের পরিবর্তে কোমলতর পদের প্রয়োগ

euphemism


Definitions of euphemism in English

noun

(1) An inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh

(2) An inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive

(3) Nice way of saying something

Examples of euphemism in English

(1) Each drawn shoe is accompanied by a blunt euphemism from the history of conflict.

(2) Notably, the word u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510challengeu251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb was used as a euphemism to gloss over the existence of serious problems.

(3) The jargon has given us u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510downsizingu251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb as a euphemism for cuts

(4) It was like a euphemism for a dirty word, he'd rather people'd just said the word than try to make it seem nicer.

(5) U251cu00f6u251cu00e7u252cu00fadownsizingu251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00ff as a euphemism for cuts

(6) As I remember, it was shortly after the word gay became the euphemism for homosexual.

(7) Reform is a polite euphemism for forcing banks to close out bad loans, enforce bankruptcy and require layoffs of excess workers.

(8) Sir John could be counted on not to speak in mild euphemisms .

(9) Such mild, culinary euphemisms muffled and camouflaged the enforced famines and the murders of millions.

(10) Instead, they hide behind a wall of euphemisms , refusing even to use the word u251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510disabledu251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb.

(11) I don't like euphemisms or euphemistic language.

(12) U251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu2510Environmental designu251cu00f6u251cu00e7u251cu00fb is just one of the many euphemisms for the ubertrendy catch words Feng Shui.

(13) Like all euphemisms , pedophilia and ephebophilia are words meant to protect us from realities too painful to confront.

(14) As a practical matter, the current legal regime substitutes palliative euphemisms for useful controls on police discretion.

(15) It shows that the trend to hide unpleasant truths behind euphemisms is alive and well.

(16) Women are more likely to use polite euphemisms for topics such as death and sex.

(17) A simple chat with her could be downright frustrating when she didn't understand half of the euphemisms being used.

(18) Ratios are now commonly being used as euphemisms to express calamity.

(19) She wants to reclaim the word old and rejects euphemisms like elderly and seniors.

(20) We have lots of euphemisms for menstruation, and we don't refer to it unless in the company of women, and rarely even then.

synonyms of euphemism

polite term

indirect term

circumlocution

substitute

alternative

understatement

genteelism

Antonyms of euphemism

Dysphemism

TV series example of the word

I'm gonna guess
that's not a euphemism.

The Big Bang Theory Season 11, Episode 11

I'm gonna guess that's not a euphemism.

Oh. A clever, albeit obsolete, euphemism
for insufficient blood flow...

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 2

Oh. A clever, albeit obsolete, euphemism for insufficient blood flow...

...which I think we all know
is a popular euphemism...

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 7

...which I think we all know is a popular euphemism...

It's probably a euphemism
for urination.

The Big Bang Theory Season 5, Episode 12

It's probably a euphemism for urination.

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Published: 12 Mar, 2023

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