eufemismo

Concepts

euphemism

litotes

Opposite of

disfemismo

Synonyms

eufemia

Translations

euphémisme

eufemismo

eufemismo

eufemisme

Euphemismus

ευφημισμός

eufemisme

edebikelam

Hehlwort

örtmece

Hüllwort

Verbrämung

euphemismus

verbloeming

Hyphenated as

eu‧fe‧mì‧smo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ew.feˈmiz.mo/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismós), from εὐφημίζω (euphēmízō), from εὔφημος (eúphēmos, “uttering sound of good omen, abstaining from inauspicious words”), from εὖ (eû, “well”) + φήμη (phḗmē, “a voice, a prophetic voice, rumor, talk”), from φάναι (phánai, “to speak, say”).