Sentence:  In 1946, George Orwell addressed the relationship of language to reality and suggested that <WSD>euphemism</WSD>, not imperfect analogy, was the real danger. If we don't use shocking language to describe a shocking circumstance, can we truly recognize what is happening? 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The use of a word or phrase to replace another with one that is considered less offensive, blunt or vulgar than the word or phrase which it replaces.