phem

Usage

• euphemism

  A euphemism is a polite synonym or expression that people use to avoid talking directly about something that might be unpleasant or embarrassing.

• blaspheme

  utter obscenities or profanities

• blasphemous

  grossly irreverent toward what is held to be sacred

• blasphemy

  blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)

• euphemistic

  substituting a mild term for a harsher or distasteful one