dysphemism
/dɪsfə,mɪzəm/
noun
10 letters3 syllables23 points in Scrabble®24 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS1
NOUN
1
An offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one.
“his favorite dysphemism was to ask for axle grease when he wanted butter”
WORD FORMS
Related formdysphemistic
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®23 points
Words With Friends®24 points
Double word46 points
Triple word69 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinemismdysphay
Starts & ends withD … M
Syllablesdys · phe · mism
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
KEEP EXPLORING4