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" (37 found)
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36 translations across 13 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 冒犯詆毀之詞 /冒犯诋毁之词 noun (word or phrase used to replace another in this way)
- 惡俗字詞 /恶俗字词 noun (word or phrase used to replace another in this way)
- 惡意貶損之詞 /恶意贬损之词 noun (word or phrase used to replace another in this way)
- 污蔑抹黑之詞 /污蔑抹黑之词 noun (word or phrase used to replace another in this way)
Czech
3 entries- dysfemismus noun (use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one)
- dysfemismus noun (word or phrase used to replace another in this way)
- hanlivé slovo noun (word or phrase used to replace another in this way)
Dutch
2 entries- dysfemisme noun (use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one)
- dysfemisme noun (word or phrase used to replace another in this way)
Finnish
4 entries- dysfemismi noun (use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one)
- dysfemismi noun (word or phrase used to replace another in this way)
- haukkumasana noun (word or phrase used to replace another in this way)
- nimittely noun (use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one)
French
3 entries- dysphémisme noun (use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one)
- dysphémisme noun (word or phrase used to replace another in this way)
- hyperbole noun (use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one)
German
3 entries- Dysphemisierung noun (use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one)
- Dysphemismus noun (word or phrase used to replace another in this way)
- Kakophemismus noun (word or phrase used to replace another in this way)
Italian
1 entries- disfemismo noun (word or phrase used to replace another in this way)
Malay
1 entries- bahasa kasar noun (use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one)
Polish
2 entries- dysfemizacja noun (use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one)
- dysfemizm noun (word or phrase used to replace another in this way)
Portuguese
2 entries- disfemismo noun (use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one)
- disfemismo noun (word or phrase used to replace another in this way)
Russian
2 entries- дисфеми́зм noun (use of a derogatory or vulgar word to replace a neutral one)
- дисфеми́зм noun (word or phrase used to replace another in this way)
Spanish
1 entries- disfemismo noun (word or phrase used to replace another in this way)
Swedish
2 entries- dysfemism noun (word or phrase used to replace another in this way)
- kakofemism noun (word or phrase used to replace another in this way)
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