dysphemistic (a)
offensive#5 (a)

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type a
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def substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one
examples `nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'
Outgoing links
Derivationally related form offensive → offensiveness
Derivationally related form offensive → offend
Derivationally related form offensive → offend
Derivationally related form dysphemistic → dysphemism
Antonym dysphemistic → euphemistic
Incoming links
Antonym euphemistic → dysphemistic
Derivationally related form offensiveness → offensive
Derivationally related form dysphemism → dysphemistic
Derivationally related form offend → offensive
Derivationally related form offend → offensive

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