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Definition of euphemism : A figure in which a harts or indelicate word or expression is softened; a way of describing an offensive thing by an inoffensive expression; a mild name for something disagreeable.

Synonyms:

equivoque, shuffle, ambiguity, weasel word, prevarication, equivocation, clear, waffle, hedge, tergiversation

mannerism, verbalism, phrase, metaphor, sentence, expression, adage, motto, figure of speech, catchphrase, paragraph, cliche, idiom, clause, proverb, slogan, terminology, epigram, phraseology, maxim, locution

overdelicacy of speech, polite term, affected refinement, doublespeak, mock modesty, code word, nice-Nellyism, metaphorical speech, genteelism, softened expression, indirection, verbal extenuation, word in good taste, prudishness

Usage examples:

• It is a euphemism for jail, the place where we are well cared for, at no expense to ourselves. - "Stories from Tagore", Rabindranath Tagore.
• That is the true method of eudaemonology; for all eudaemonology must begin by recognizing that its very name is a euphemism, and that to live happily only means to live less unhappily- to live a tolerable life. - "Counsels and Maxims From The Essays Of Arthur Schopenhauer", Arthur Schopenhauer.
• It was only after the other three had cleaned out the " mulligan" can that Andy chanced to mention that " mud- hen" was the popularly accepted euphemism for grouse shot out of season! - "Down the Columbia", Lewis R. Freeman.