euphemism
nounHow many syllables in euphemism?
There are 4 syllables in the word euphemism.How to pronounce euphemism:
Definition of euphemism:
- euphemism (noun):
- the expression so substituted
- an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh.
- an inoffensive word or phrase substituted for one considered offensive or upsetting, such as departed for dead
- the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
Synonyms for euphemism:
alternative expression
alternative word
analogy
archaism
circumlocution
cliche
cliché
code word
colloquialism
expression
genteelism
idiom
metaphor
modernism
neologism
phrase
polite term
saying
simile
substitute
term
understatement
Antonyms for euphemism:
calling a spade a spade
dysphemism
Here are some other common 4-syllable words.
- capybara
- accommodate
- disgustingly
- inconvenience
- deceivingly
- oscillation
- anticlockwise
- unthinkable
- personally
- agriculture
- hurriedly
- eloquent
- centillion
- admittedly
- intermingle
- Hiroshima
- advisable
- phenolphthalein
- analytic
- procrastinate
- proverbial
- overshadow
- disconcerted
- timidity
- fictitious
- cherishable
- monocratic
- preconception
- fortuitously
- academy
- forgetfulness
- discourtesy
- confrontation
- galagala
- Bougainvillea
- farsightedness
- charcuterie
- palliative
- unacquainted
- onychia
- indigestion
- everyway
- salubrious
- redhibition
- officious
- apparatus
- wisteria
- triceratops
- monocracy
- acrophobic
- … more
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The part of the syllable with the highest pitch or loudest volume is called the syllable nucleus, typically a vowel.
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