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Periphrasis vs Euphemism - What's the difference?

periphrasis | euphemism |

As nouns the difference between periphrasis and euphemism

is that periphrasis is the use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going to" instead of "I will" while euphemism is fib for lie

periphrasis

English

(wikipedia periphrasis)

Noun

(periphrases)
  • The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going to" instead of "I will".
  • (linguistics) Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather than morphological marking.
  • (rhetoric) The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a species of circumlocution)
  • (rhetoric) The use of a proper name as a shorthand to stand for qualities associated with it.

    • Related terms

    * periphrase * periphrastic

    Synonyms

    * beat around the bush * circumlocution

    References

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    euphemism

    English

    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 ) }}
  • (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.

    • Antonyms

    * dysphemism * expletive

    Related terms

    * euphemistic

    External links

    * (wikipedia "euphemism") * * * *