Euphemism vs Provocation - What's the difference?
euphemism | provocation |
(uncountable) 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 it replaces.
(countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.
The act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something
Something that provokes; a provocative act
(emergency medicine) The second step in OPQRST regarding the investigation of what makes the symptoms MOI or NOI improve or deteriorate.
As nouns the difference between euphemism and provocation
is that euphemism is (uncountable) 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 it replaces while provocation is the act of provoking, inciting or annoying someone into doing something.euphemism
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Noun
{{examples-right, examples= * fib'' for '' * correctional facility'' for ''prison'' (compare dysphemism: ''slammer ) * sleep (with)]]'' for ''[[have sex, have sex (with)'' (compare dysphemisms: ''bang'', ''fuck ) * pass away'' for '' * vertically challenged'' for ''short'' (physical stature; compare dysphemisms: ''midget'', ''dwarf ) }}Antonyms
* dysphemism * expletiveExternal links
* (wikipedia "euphemism") * * * *provocation
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(wikipedia provocation)Noun
(en noun)- When it's time to check for provocation ask the patient about what makes their chief complaint better or worse.
