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