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euphemism
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Strength in What Remains
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There was a lot of traffic, and there were roadblocks, and he could hear the joyous singing of the militiamen, almost as terrible as the actual killing it euphemistically described.†
Chpt 1.9 *

euphemistically = said in a manner that is less harsh or less offensive than stating something directly
International donors seemed content with the euphemism and continued sending development aid, crucial to the very existence of the government and, of course, a principal source of wealth for the few.†
Chpt 2.13

euphemism = a word or phrase that serves as a less harsh or less offensive way of saying something unpleasant
La Crise had become the common euphemism for the civil war, the euphemism favored by many Burundians when speaking to strangers, because if you used a more descriptive term you might reveal your ethnicity and which side you'd been on.†
Chpt 2.15
La Crise had become the common euphemism for the civil war, the euphemism favored by many Burundians when speaking to strangers, because if you used a more descriptive term you might reveal your ethnicity and which side you'd been on.†
Chpt 2.15

Definitions:

(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)