Term: dysphemism: an offensive or disparaging expression that is substituted for an inoffensive one
Candidate hypernym: speech: (language) communication by word of mouth → 1
Candidate hypernym: dendroaspis: mambas → 0
Candidate hypernym: indifference: unbiased impartial unconcern → 0
Candidate hypernym: barley: cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain → 0
Candidate hypernym: silk: animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders → 0
Candidate hypernym: strombus: type genus of the family Strombidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: lactuca: an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce → 0
Candidate hypernym: contact: the act of touching physically → 0
Candidate hypernym: aphakia: absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts) → 0
Candidate hypernym: jurisdiction: in law; the territory within which power can be exercised → 0
Candidate hypernym: exit: an opening that permits escape or release → 0