noun🔗ShareEuphemismus, beschönigende UmschreibungThe use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase which it replaces."Instead of saying "my sister's behavior was terrible," they used the euphemism "my sister's behavior was less than ideal." "Anstatt zu sagen: „Das Verhalten meiner Schwester war schrecklich“, benutzten sie den Euphemismus „Das Verhalten meiner Schwester war nicht ideal.“languagelinguisticscommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEuphemismus, beschönigende UmschreibungA word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way."Instead of saying someone "died," people often use the euphemism "passed away" to soften the blow. "Anstatt zu sagen, jemand sei „gestorben“, verwenden die Leute oft den Euphemismus „verstorben“, um den Schlag abzumildern.languagewordcommunicationlinguisticswritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
