EU.phe.mism
def: the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant.
ex: using "eliminate" as a euphemism for "kill;" similarly, a euphemistic way to say someone has died is to say they "perished" or "moved on." Click here for a site with a great list of euphemisms.
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