Tali hasar sermayeyi korumak için masum insanları öldürmek için bir örtmecedir. - Collateral damage is a euphemism for killing innocent people to protect capital.
(Edebiyat) örtmece, edebikelam; söylenmesi kaba, çirkin veya sakıncalı görülen nesnelerin, kavramların, başka kelimelerle daha uygun ve edepli bir biçimde anlatılması
Use of a more acceptable or roundabout expression to replace an offensive word or expression or linguistic taboo Example: "passed away" for "died " Dysphemisms are purposely offensive terms used by a speaker to express rebellion or oppose social proprieties Example: Yelling, "Shit" in the middle of class
A euphemism is a polite word or expression that is used to refer to things which people may find upsetting or embarrassing to talk about, for example sex, the human body, or death. The term `early retirement' is nearly always a euphemism for redundancy nowadays. a polite word or expression that you use instead of a more direct one to avoid shocking or upsetting someone (euphemismos, from euphemos , from pheme )
{i} substitution of a milder or socially acceptable word or phrase for one that is harsher or more unpleasant; word or phrase that is neutral and socially acceptable than a harsher or more unpleasant one; use of a word or phrase that is neutral and socially acceptable than the use of a harsher or more unpleasant one
A more agreeable or less offensive substitute for generally unpleasant words or concepts Sometimes they are used for political correctness ("physically challenged", instead of "crippled") Sometimes they are used to exaggerate correctness to add humor (a person who is "vertically challenged" is often referred to as being "short")
A figure in which a harsh or indelicate word or expression is softened; a way of describing an offensive thing by an inoffensive expression; a mild name for something disagreeable
The substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression to replace one that might offend or suggest something unpleasant, for example, "he is at rest" is a euphemism for "he is dead " (Contrast Dysphemism)
A slanter which replaces one expression with another that carries a more positive association than the original The E Word - 96 09: An article on the subject by Cullen Murphy in the Atlantic Monthly
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