euphemism

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örtmece

Tali hasar sermayeyi korumak için masum insanları öldürmek için bir örtmecedir. - Collateral damage is a euphemism for killing innocent people to protect capital.

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(Edebiyat) örtmece, edebikelam; söylenmesi kaba, çirkin veya sakıncalı görülen nesnelerin, kavramların, başka kelimelerle daha uygun ve edepli bir biçimde anlatılması
edebi kelam
{i} edebikelâm
edepi kelâm
euphemism of damn
lanet olası bir örtmece
ghetto euphemism
Sokak ağzında kaba veya ağır bir söz yerine aynı anlamı veren daha hafif bir söz, örtmece
euphemisms
edebikelamlar
euphemistic
(sıfat) örtmeceli
euphemistic
örtmece içeren
euphemistic
{s} örtmeceli

Küçük kızın odasına gidiyorum, tuvalete giden için örtmeceli bir ifadedir. - Going to the little girl's room is an euphemistic expression for going to the toilet.

Hapishaneler örtmeceli şekilde rehabilitasyon merkezleri olarak adlandırılır. - Prisons are euphemistically called rehabilitation centers.

euphemistically
örtmece içererek
İngilizce - İngilizce
The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive or less vulgar than the word or phrase it replaces
A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way
a figure of speech by which a phrase less offensive is substituted
Use of a more acceptable or roundabout expression to replace an offensive word or expression or linguistic taboo Example: "passed away" for "died " Dysphemisms are purposely offensive terms used by a speaker to express rebellion or oppose social proprieties Example: Yelling, "Shit" in the middle of class
A euphemism is a polite word or expression that is used to refer to things which people may find upsetting or embarrassing to talk about, for example sex, the human body, or death. The term `early retirement' is nearly always a euphemism for redundancy nowadays. a polite word or expression that you use instead of a more direct one to avoid shocking or upsetting someone (euphemismos, from euphemos , from pheme )
a euphemism is a nice way to describe something bad or taboo; for example, the expression 'He passed away ' means that he died
an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive
Use of pleasant or vague phrase to imply something unpleasant, offensive or taboo
{i} substitution of a milder or socially acceptable word or phrase for one that is harsher or more unpleasant; word or phrase that is neutral and socially acceptable than a harsher or more unpleasant one; use of a word or phrase that is neutral and socially acceptable than the use of a harsher or more unpleasant one
The use of a word or phrase to replace another and that is considered less offensive or less vulgar than the word or phrase it replaces
the substitution of a better sounding word for a common one
A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts Sometimes they are used for political correctness ("physically challenged", instead of "crippled") Sometimes they are used to exaggerate correctness to add humor (a person who is "vertically challenged" is often referred to as being "short")
A figure in which a harsh or indelicate word or expression is softened; a way of describing an offensive thing by an inoffensive expression; a mild name for something disagreeable
An understatement, used to lessen the effect of a statement
The substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression to replace one that might offend or suggest something unpleasant, for example, "he is at rest" is a euphemism for "he is dead " (Contrast Dysphemism)
polite words or phrases used to obscure unpleasantness or to mask our discomfort
A slanter which replaces one expression with another that carries a more positive association than the original The E Word - 96 09: An article on the subject by Cullen Murphy in the Atlantic Monthly
euphemisms
plural of euphemism
euphemistic
Euphemistic language uses polite, pleasant, or neutral words and expressions to refer to things which people may find unpleasant, upsetting, or embarrassing to talk about, for example sex, the human body, or death. a euphemistic way of saying that someone has been lying. + euphemistically euphemis·ti·cal·ly political prisons, called euphemistically `re-education camps'. euphemistic language uses polite words and expressions to avoid shocking or upsetting people
euphemistic
Pertaining to euphemism; containing a euphemism; softened in expression
euphemistic
Pertaining to, or characterized by, the use of a pleasant sounding word or expression with agreeable connotations in place of a plainer, more accurate one, the meaning of which might be offensive, unpleasant or embarrassing
euphemistic
of or pertaining to euphemism
euphemistic
of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology; "`peepee' is a common euphemistic term
euphemistic
{s} pertaining to the substitution of a milder or socially acceptable word or phrase for one that is harsher or more unpleasant
euphemistic
of an inoffensive substitute for offensive terminology; "`peepee' is a common euphemistic term"
euphemistically
In a euphemistic manner
euphemistically
in a euphemistic manner, by means of a euphemism
euphemistically
in a euphemistic manner; "his violent death was euphemistically referred to as a passing away
euphemistically
in a euphemistic manner; "his violent death was euphemistically referred to as a passing away"
Türkçe - İngilizce
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Sending him to Belize is the Euphemism for killing someone? God!.

euphemism

    Heceleme

    eu·phe·mism

    Türkçe nasıl söylenir

    yufımîzım

    Zıt anlamlılar

    dysphemism, expletive

    Telaffuz

    /ˈyo͞ofəˌməzəm/ /ˈjuːfəˌmɪzəm/

    Etimoloji

    () Recorded since 1656; from Ancient Greek εὐφημισμός (euphēmismos) εὐφημίζω (euphēmizō) εὔφημος (euphēmos, “uttering sound of good omen, abstaining from inauspicious words”) εὖ (eu, “well”) + φήμη (phēmē, “a voice, a prophetic voice, rumor, talk”) φάναι (phanai, “to speak, say”).