Open Multilingual Wordnet 1.3

06605046-n 'an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh';

Definitions

English: an inoffensive or indirect expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive or too harsh
Japanese: 攻撃的、または辛辣すぎると思われる表現の代わりに使用する、当たりさわりのない、または間接的な表現

Relations

Hypernym:	saying
In Domain–Usage:	asleep neutralization passing collateral_damage sanitation_department bowel_movement leak
Antonym:	dysphemism
Semantic Field:	communication_n

External Links

TempoWN: ◁ △ ▶ (Past: 0.000; Present: 0.000; Future: 0.196)

SentiWN: △ ▼ (+0.00 -0.25) MLSentiCon: ▲ ▼ (+0.50 -0.50)