English-Thai Dictionary

euphemism

N การ ใช้ ถ้อยคำ หรือ ภาษา ที่ สุภาพ นุ่มนวล ลด ความรุนแรง ลง  kan-chai-toi-kam-rue-pa-sa-ti-su-phab-num-nuan-lod-kwam-run-raeng-long

 

euphemism

N ศัพท์ หรือ ภาษา ที่ นุ่มนวล  ถ้อยคำ หรือ ภาษา ที่ สุภาพ ที่ ใช้ ลด ความรุนแรง ของ ความหมาย ใน เชิง ไม่สุภาพ ของ คำ  เช่น  คำ ที่ เกี่ยวกับ ความตาย  เพศ  ของเสีย จาก ร่างกาย  polite term softened expression sab-rue-pa-sa-ti-num-nuan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EUPHEMISM

n.[Gr. well, and to speak. ] A representation of good qualities; particularly in rhetoric, a figure in which a harsh or indelicate word or expression is softened, or rather by which a delicate word or expression is substituted for one which is offensive to good manners or to delicate ears.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EUPHEMISM

Eu "phe *mism, n. Etym: [Gr. euphémisme. See Fame. ] (Rhet.)

 

Defn: A figure in which a harts or indelicate word or expression is softened; a way of describing an offensive thing by an inoffensive expression; a mild name for something disagreeable.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

euphemism

eu phe mism |ˈyo͞ofəˌmizəm ˈjufəˌmɪzəm | ▶noun a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing: “downsizing ” as a euphemism for cuts. The opposite of dysphemism. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Greek euphēmismos, from euphēmizein ‘use auspicious words, ’ from eu ‘well ’ + phēmē ‘speaking. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

euphemism

euphemism |ˈjuːfəmɪz (ə )m | ▶noun a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing: the jargon has given us ‘downsizing ’ as a euphemism for cuts. The opposite of dysphemism. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Greek euphēmismos, from euphēmizein ‘use auspicious words ’, from eu ‘well ’ + phēmē ‘speaking ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

euphemism

euphemism noun 'influential person' is the local euphemism for underworld don: polite term, indirect term, circumlocution, substitute, alternative, understatement, genteelism.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

euphemism

euphemism noun ‘professional foul ’ is just a euphemism for cheating: polite term, substitute, mild alternative, indirect term, understatement, underplaying, softening, politeness, genteelism, coy term. ANTONYMS dysphemism, calling a spade a spade.

 

Duden Dictionary

Euphemismus

Eu phe mis mus Substantiv, maskulin bildungssprachlich , der |Euphem i smus |der Euphemismus; Genitiv: des Euphemismus, Plural: die Euphemismen griechisch euphēmismós, zu: eúphēmos = Worte mit guter Vorbedeutung redend, zu: euphemeĩn = gut reden; Unangenehmes mit angenehmen Worten sagen, aus: eũ = gut, wohl und phemeĩn = reden, sagen beschönigende, verhüllende, mildernde Umschreibung für ein anstößiges oder unangenehmes Wort »geistige Umnachtung « ist ein Euphemismus für »Wahnsinn «

 

French Dictionary

euphémisme

euphémisme n. m. nom masculin Expression atténuée d ’une notion qui pourrait blesser, choquer. : L ’expression « âge d ’or » est un euphémisme pour « personnes âgées ». Note Orthographique eu ph émisme.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

euphemism

eu phe mism /júːfəmɪ̀z (ə )m /名詞 1 C «…の » 婉曲 （えんきよく ）な言い回し, 婉曲語句 «for » 〘dieの代わりにpass awayというなど 〙.2 U 婉曲語法 .