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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 2.13euphemism = 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:
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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)