Euphemist

/ˈjuːfəmɪst/ noun

Definition

A person who uses euphemisms, which are mild or indirect words chosen to replace something harsh or unpleasant.

Etymology

From Greek 'eu' (good) + 'pheme' (speech) + '-ist' (one who practices). The suffix '-ist' was added to 'euphemism' in English around the 1800s to describe someone who habitually uses such softened language.

Kelly Says

Euphemists are everywhere in modern society—think how companies use 'downsizing' instead of 'firing' or hospitals say 'passed away' instead of 'died.' This word is actually a playful twist, since the person is doing the opposite of what the root suggests: they're choosing good-sounding words to hide unpleasant realities.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አማርኛ ምክትን
a-ma-ar-ni-ya mik-tin
ARالعربية
مُخَفِّف
mu-kha-fifi
BNবাংলা
উপমার্জনকারী
upo-mar-jan-ka-ree
CACatalà
eufemista
ew-FEM-ee-stah
CSČeština
eufemista
ew-FEM-ee-stah
DADansk
eufemist
ew-FEM-ist
DEDeutsch
Euphemismus-Nutzer
ay-yoo-FEM-i-zus-nOOT-zer
ELΕλληνικά
ευφημιστής
ef-ee-mee-tis
ESEspañol
eufemista
ew-FEM-ee-stah
FAفارسی
婉گو使い
van-go-ts-kai
FISuomi
eufemisti
ew-FEM-ee-sti
FRFrançais
euphemiste
ew-fem-eest
GUGU
શબ્દોપયોગ કરનાર
shab-do-poy-og kar-na-ar
HAHA
maganin magana
ma-ga-nin ma-ga-na
HEעברית
משתמש בעטיפות
mishtamesh be-a-ti-fot
HIहिन्दी
महाभाष्यकर्ता
ma-ha-bha-ash-ya-kar-ta
HUMagyar
eufemista
ew-FEM-ee-stah
IDBahasa Indonesia
pengguna eufemisme
peng-goo-na ew-FEM-i-sme
IGIG
onye na-agụcha
oh-nye na-a-goo-cha
ITItaliano
eufemista
ew-FEM-ee-stah
JA日本語
婉辞者
en-ji-sha
KKKK
Euphemistik
ew-FEM-i-stik
KMKM
អ្នកប្រើពាក្យស្រស់
an-k pra-ew peah-k sr-ah
KO한국어
유행어 사용자
yu-haeng-eo say-sa-ja
MRMR
अभिव्यक्ती करणारा
ab-hi-vyakti kar-na-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
pengguna eufemisme
peng-goo-na ew-FEM-i-sme
MYမြန်မာ
euphemism အသုံးပြုသူ
ew-FEM-i-zəm a-thu-sun-pyu-thu
NLNederlands
eufemist
ew-FEM-ist
NONorsk
eufemist
ew-FEM-ist
PAPA
ਸ਼ਬਦ-પ્રયોਗ
shab-d-pra-yog
PLPolski
eufemista
ew-FEM-ee-stah
PTPortuguês
eufemista
ew-FEM-ee-stah
RORomână
eufemist
ew-FEM-ist
RUРусский
эвфемист
ev-FEM-ist
SVSvenska
eufemist
ew-FEM-ist
SWKiswahili
mtumiaji wa maneno ya kuepukana
mt-oo-mee-a-jee wa ma-ne-no ya kwee-poo-ka-na
TAதமிழ்
பொருள் மறைப்பாளர்
por-ool ma-rai-ppa-a-lar
TEతెలుగు
ఉపమానకర్త
u-pa-ma-na-kar-tha
THไทย
ผู้ใช้คำพูดอ่อนโยน
poo-chai-kam-pood-aon-yon
TLTL
gumagamit ng euphemisms
goo-ma-git ng ew-FEM-i-sms
TRTürkçe
eufemist
ew-FEM-ist
UKУкраїнська
еуфеміст
yew-FEM-ist
URاردو
لفظ ساز
laf-z sa-az
VITiếng Việt
người dùng từ tượng trưng
ngoi dung tu tuong trung
YOYO
olùgbọn àwọn ọrọ̀ ẹ̀yẹ̀
o-loo-gb-on aw-on or-o eh-yeh-eh
ZH中文
委婉者
wěi-wǎn-zhě
ZUZU
umuntu osezwa ngomso
oo-mu-ntu o-sez-wa ngom-so

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