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Showing words for EUPHEMISM using the English dictionary

9 Letter Words for Euphemism

euphemism

7 Letter Words for Euphemism

hempies, humpies, imphees, memphis, mishmee, mumpish

6 Letter Words for Euphemism

emmesh, emmies, empuse, epuise, hempie, hummie, humpie, immesh, imphee, pumies, sepium

5 Letter Words for Euphemism

eemis, emeus, epeus, hemes, hemps, hiems, huies, humps, memes, mesem, meuse, mimes, mimus, mumps, musie, phese, phies, pishu, pisum, piums, pumie, semie, semih, sheep, spume, sumph, ummps, umphs, upsee

4 Letter Words for Euphemism

eheu, emes, emeu, emus, heep, heme, hemp, hems, heps, hesp, hies, himp, hims, hipe, hips, hues, huis, hump, hums, hups, huse, imps, ipse, meme, mems, mese, mesh, meum, meus, mime, mimp, mips, mume, mump, muse, mush, pees, pehs, phis, pies, pise, pish, pium, pius, push, seem, seep, seme, semi, shee, shem, shim, ship, sime, simp, sipe, sium, smee, spie, spue, sumi, sump, supe, umph, umps, usee

3 Letter Words for Euphemism

ehs, eme, emp, ems, emu, epi, ese, esm, esp, esu, hee, hei, hem, hep, hes, hie, him, hip, his, hmm, hue, hui, hum, hup, ihp, ihs, imp, imu, iph, ipm, ips, ise, ish, ism, mee, meh, mei, mem, mes, meu, mim, mis, mph, msh, mum, mus, pee, peh, pes, phi, phu, pie, pis, piu, pms, psi, puh, pus, see, sei, sem, sep, she, shi, shp, sie, sim, sip, sue, sui, sum, sup, uhs, ume, umm, ump, ums, ups, use, ush

Definitions for Euphemism

[1] the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.
[2] the expression so substituted: “To pass away” is a euphemism for “to die.”
[3] an inoffensive word or phrase substituted for one considered offensive or hurtful, esp one concerned with religion, sex, death, or excreta. Examples of euphemisms are sleep with for have sexual intercourse with; departed for dead; relieve oneself for urinate
[4] the use of such inoffensive words or phrases

Words related to Euphemism

grandiloquence, circumlocution, delicacy, inflation, pomposity, pretense, purism

Words nearby Euphemism

eupatrid, eupen and malmédy, eupepsia, eupeptic, euphausiid, euphemism, euphemize, euphonia, euphonic, euphonious, euphonium

Origin of Euphemism

1650–60; < Greek euphēmismós the use of words of good omen, equivalent to eu- eu- + phḗm(ē ) speaking, fame + -ismos -ism

Words that may be confused with Euphemism

euphemism, euphuism

Other words from Euphemism

eu·phe·mist , noun
eu·phe·mis·tic , eu·phe·mis·ti·cal , eu·phe·mi·ous [yoo-fee -mee-uh  s] /yuˈfi mi əs/ , adjective
eu·phe·mis·ti·cal·ly , eu·phe·mi·ous·ly , adverb
un·eu·phe·mis·tic , adjective
un·eu·phe·mis·ti·cal , adjective
un·eu·phe·mis·ti·cal·ly , adverb

Word origin for Euphemism

C17: from Greek euphēmismos, from eu- + phēmē speech

Synonyms for Euphemism

circumlocution, delicacy, floridness, grandiloquence, inflation, pomposity, pretense, purism