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[ noun ] an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive

Related terms

dysphemism saying darn heck blank asleep neutralisation collateral_damage euphemize

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Rhymes with

animism optimism pessimism dynamism humanism mechanism hooliganism unionism satanism puritanism americanism sectarianism hedonism zionism authoritarianism antagonism totalitarianism obstructionism revisionism expansionism isolationism microorganism chauvinism paganism expressionism organism creationism determinism communism republicanism abolitionism perfectionism impressionism arianism hellenism anachronism confucianism egalitarianism protectionism dogmatism conservatism dualism radicalism fundamentalism feudalism formalism surrealism fanaticism nepotism imperialism ergotism emotionalism evangelism sensationalism supernaturalism parochialism diastrophism capitalism mutualism catechism anti-catholicism geotropism paternalism hypnotism catholicism despotism symbolism empiricism ostracism pluralism federalism fatalism rheumatism romanticism electromagnetism neutralism professionalism mercantilism anglo-catholicism ferromagnetism pragmatism colonialism nationalism egotism bolshevism astigmatism racialism stoicism nihilism unilateralism centralism provincialism environmentalism journalism cannibalism minimalism commercialism monasticism methodism metabolism socialism naturalism stigmatism moralism materialism internationalism populism patriotism magnetism individualism liberalism separatism legalism nestorianism mormonism vegetarianism fetishism protestantism vandalism gnosticism pacifism atavism feminism favoritism extremism tribalism eroticism negativism recidivism nativism elitism narcissism relativism mysticism multiculturalism diamagnetism activism stalinism darwinism cynicism criticism consumerism conservativism classicism collectivism mesmerism skepticism masochism positivism lyricism leninism jansenism ism fascism aphorism extremism cronyism alcoholism autism leftism aneurism synergism modernism mannerism monism opportunism elitism vigilantism taoism atheism heroism hinduism altruism futurism embolism egoism adventurism monetarism counterterrorism militarism thatcherism botulism barbarism judaism plagiarism terrorism secularism nazism tourism racism parallelism escapism dwarfism dimorphism absolutism polymorphism isomorphism baptism microcosm realism

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

euphemise euphemistic euphemize

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