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cacophemism

Noun

Meaning

cacophemism (plural cacophemisms)

dysphemism

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Dysphemism can be either offensive or merely ironic; cacophemism is deliberately offensive. Source: Internet

Related terms include malphemism (from the Latin malus "bad"), and cacophemism (from the Greek kakos κακός "bad"). Source: Internet

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