Both Uses
euphemism
in
Misery, by Stephen King
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- If Misery Chastain had been a real person, he knew he might very well have been called upon 'to aid the police in their inquiries', as the euphemism went.†
Chpt 1 *euphemism = a word or phrase that serves as a less harsh or less offensive way of saying something unpleasant
- He fell back on that most common writers'—workshop euphemism: 'It's got possibilities, all right.†
Chpt 2
Definitions:
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(1)
(euphemism) a word or phrase that serves as a less harsh or less offensive way of saying something unpleasant -- such as "passed away" rather than "died"
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)