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	Dysphemism
		In language, both dysphemism and cacophemism are rough opposites of euphemism, meaning the usage of an intentionally harsh word or expression instead of a polite one.
		The latter is generally used more often in the sense of something deliberately offensive, while the former can be either offensive or merely humorously deprecating.
		Oddly, some humorous expressions can be both euphemistic and dysphemistic depending on context: for example "spank the monkey" might be used as either a softer alternative to "masturbate", or as a more deliberately provocative one depending on the audience.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/dy/Dysphemism.html (123 words)

	Dysphemism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		In language, both dysphemism (from the Greek dys &948;&965;&962;= non and pheme &966;&942;&956;&951; = speech) and cacophemism (in Greek caco &954;&945;&954;&972; = bad) are rough opposites of euphemism, meaning the usage of an intentionally harsh word or expression instead of a polite one.
		No sports team actually slaughters or annihilates another; few companies crush their competition; no one is dumb as a box of hair (nor, for that matter, a box of rocks or bricks, or a sack of hammers).
		Many of the same subjects can be dysphemized as euphemized, such as sex and death—a well-thought-of dead person may be said to have passed away, a disrespected one to have kicked the bucket or to be worm food.
	dysphemism.iqnaut.net (260 words)

	Dysphemism biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		Examples of dysphemism include dead tree edition for the paper version of an online magazine, or the American military personnel's use of shit on a shingle for their common breakfast of creamed chipped beef on toast.
		Dysphemism is quite as common as euphemism in everyday usage.
		No sports team actually slaughters or annihilates another; few companies crush their competition; no one is dumb as a box of hair (nor, for that matter, a box of rocks, bricks, or hammers).
	dysphemism.biography.ms (223 words)

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		Dysphemism is, roughly speaking, the opposite of euphemism.
		Therefore it cannot be categorised as similar to euphemism; instead it is closer to dysphemism.
		It must be stressed that unlike the intention in euphemism and dysphemism, there are no positive aspects to be switched by doublespeak because if there is, its' function would not exist in order to change the negatives to positives.
	www.educ.utas.edu.au /users/tle/Journal/Articles/Hasegawa/Hasegawa.html (2101 words)

	Dysphemism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In language, both dysphemism (from the Greek 'dys' δυς = non and 'pheme' φήμη = speech) and cacophemism (in Greek 'cacos' κακός = bad) refer to the usage of an intentionally harsh word or expression instead of a polite one; they are rough opposites of euphemism.
		"Dysphemism" may be either offensive or merely humorously deprecating, while "cacophemism" is usually deliberately offensive.
		Many of the same subjects can be dysphemized as euphemized, such as sex and death—a respected dead person may be said to have passed away, a disrespected one to be worm food or to have kicked the bucket.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dysphemism (517 words)

	Euphemism & Dysphemism
		Dysphemisms can arise through the same processes as euphemisms, but they are less likely to involve "indirectness": metaphor/metonymy and circumlocution.
		Another process involving dysphemism is the generalization of a dysphemistic term originally associated with a disfavored group to a more general negative meaning (not even necessarily referring to a person):
		The definitions of "euphemism" and "dysphemism" presuppose that there are three words for a thing in different registers: a polite word, a neutral word, and an impolite word.
	www.linguistics.ucsb.edu /faculty/cumming/ling50/euphemism+dysphemism.htm (691 words)

	Euphemistically Speaking - Fun Facts, Questions, Answers, Information
		"Dysphemism" denotes the replacement of a more refined word with one that is coarser.
		Some would disqualify dysphemism as an antonym based on the fact that a "dysphemism" is sometimes humorous.
		For instance, "doolally" is derived from the name of a town in India (deolali) where a sanitarium is located.
	www.funtrivia.com /en/subtopics/Euphemistically-Speaking-192608.html (1116 words)

	Invented Usage: forbidden words
		first of all, the authors seem confused about who their audience is. they seem to be writing a linguistics text book, and they coin new terms: orthophemism (straight talking), and dysphemism (wrong or bad talking) to go with the more familiar euphemism (sweet talking).
		dysphemism is defined as "a word or a phrase with connotations that are offensive either about the denotatum [thing being named] and/or to people addressed or overhearing the utterance." this could, of course, be just about anything.
		an analysis that tries to tease dysphemism and euphemism apart and treat one as the natural default and one as the interloper is both hopeless and too complicated for words.
	inuse.blogspot.com /2006/09/forbidden-words.html (1020 words)

	Wikinfo \| Dysphemism
		In language, both dysphemism and cacophemism are rough
		Examples of dysphemism include the American military's use of "shit on a shingle" for
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	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Dysphemism (236 words)

	The University Press » Politeness, Orthophemism, Euphemism And Dysphemism
		Politeness is defined in terms of inoffensiveness and orthophemism and euphemism align with it in contrast to their negative counterparts impoliteness and dysphemism.
		They are therefore necessarily variable and malleable such that no two groups and perhaps no two individuals (or even no single individual acting on different occasions or under dissimilar circumstances) will be certain to make the same judgements as to the offensiveness, politeness, or the X-phemism of a given language expression.
		The picture is further complicated by the existence of euphemistic dysphemisms and dysphemistic euphemisms, even though these occur in quite small numbers.
	theuniversitypress.cgpublisher.com /product/pub.26/prod.104 (341 words)

	Paper Details
		The paper explores the use of euphemism and dysphemism in the war-on-Iraq discourse as found in a small number of relevant documents and news reports.
		A quadrant of euphemizing and dysphemizing is identified.
		Positive representation of self and negative representation of other are the realizations of the strategic functions of legitimizing and deligitmizing and these are, in turn, important tools of war propaganda and counter-propaganda.
	linguistlist.org /pubs/papers/browse-papers-action.cfm?PaperID=1441 (139 words)

	dysphemism and dyspeptic and dyspepsia and gossip
		It is both an indication of the power of modern science, as well as the relative intellectual pusillanimity of modern thinking, that we let them have all the terms.
		"Professor Carnoy, the distinguished French philologist, has coined the word 'dysphemism' as a set -off to 'euphemism,' to which it is directly opposed...
		Examples of dysphemism include "dead tree edition" for the paper version of an online magazine, or the American military personnel's use of "shit on a shingle," to describe a common breakfast of chipped beef on toast.
	www.drbilllong.com /EvenMoreWords/WanderingII.html (761 words)

	EMOTIVE LANGUAGE
		Euphemisms and dysphemisms (see below) are not acceptable substitutes for solid argumentation, but they are often used that way.
		This is the opposite of a euphemism, and it’s called a dysphemism.
		A dysphemism is an unpleasant-sounding word applied to something that’s not unpleasant.
	profmulder.home.att.net /languageemotive.htm (861 words)

	Euphemism, dysphemism, and the shaping of tax policy. \| Legal > Laws from AllBusiness.com
		Euphemism, dysphemism, and the shaping of tax policy.
		My real purpose is to return to a theme I focused on two years ago when I had the privilege of addressing this group: the critical importance of language - of semantics - in framing public policy, or even private, debate.
		We all know what a euphemism is - that's when you describe your out-of-work brother as indefinitely idle or as having resigned to pursue other opportunities.
	www.allbusiness.com /legal/laws/389085-1.html (844 words)

	Lessons 8-9 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
		The opposite of euphemism is dysphemism, that is, words are used to produce a negative effect or attitude.
		In order to arrive at the best name for the slanter in a given example, eliminate those possibilities whose very form gives them away: A loaded question must be in the form of a question; a persuasive comparison is a comparison; persuasive definitions and explanations are definitions and explanations before they are anything else.
		If none of these categories fits the example, the slanter – assuming there is one – must be euphemism, dysphemism, stereotype, innuendo, weaseler, downplayer, hyperbole, or proof surrogate.
	dl.ccc.cccd.edu /classes/internet/philosophy115/lessons/lesson8_9.htm (2006 words)

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		The whole thing's a persuasive comparison, "continuing saga" in this context is surely a dysphemism.
		As if they alone were concerned with clean air and pure water, these self-anointed environmentalists question whether there will be nitrate pollution from the new subdivision and whether Madrone Creek can accommodate storm runoff from the development.
		Harsh as this passage is, it isn't really slanted, except perhaps the use of "a few nuts," which can be taken as dysphemism for "people with really strange beliefs."
	philosophy.wisc.edu /ferkany/assignment_3_answers.htm (533 words)

	dysphemism - Dictionnaire Français-Anglais WordReference.com
		We found no English translation for 'dysphemism' in our French to English Dictionary.
		Or did you want to translate 'dysphemism' from English to French?
		Forum discussions with the word(s) 'dysphemism' in the title:
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	A Slice of Infinity: Many, Many Words, by Betsy Childs
		The correlating opposite is the "dysphemism treadmill." A dysphemism is a vulgar or offensive word that replaces a word which is not actually offensive (I'll spare you examples, but most expletives fall into this category).
		As dysphemisms become common, they too lose their power to offend and join the ranks of words which have lost their original meaning.
		The more common a word becomes, the less power it has to startle and impress the listener.
	www.rzim.org /slice/slicetran.php?sliceid=1273 (502 words)

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	The Green Peugeot » Blog Archive » Dysphemism
		How come we use “euphemism”; all the time, but pay no mind to “dysphemism” (using meaner/harsher words than neccessary, like “loony bin” for “mental hospital”)?
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		Utmost thanks to Kirsten Pudas for the Twisted Cycle drawing up there at the top.
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		Euphemism and Dysphemism: Language Used as Shield and Weapon by Keith Allan
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