One of Stalin's antisemitic campaigns used the dysphemism "rootless cosmopolitans" for Jews.
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Dysphemism
/ˈdɪs.fəˌmɪ.z(ə)m/
Synonyms for "dysphemism" (45 found)
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Noun(3 words)
degrading termderogatory phrasederogatory term
dirty languagedisfigurementepithetexpletivefilthfoul languageharshnessimproprietyimpurityineleganceinfelicity
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4 entriesobscene dysphemismpolitical dysphemismracial dysphemismreligious dysphemism
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5 entriesdehumanizing rhetoricdysphemistic languageinsulting termoffensive expressionpejorative term
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