2. Euphemism is a polite expression
used in place of a rude expression, harsh
words, or blunt and embarrassing
statement in order not to humiliate or
offend somebody.
3. Euphemism
• Made up of three bound morphemes:, all
Greek in origin:
eu (good) +
phem(voice) +
ism (act/result)
4. Example:
1. Father passed away last year. (died)
2. The student attended remedial classes.
(corrective)
5. Examples of Euphemisms
1.garbage man sanitation engineer
2. old people senior citizen
3. pregnant in the family way
4. die pass away
5. the dead the deceased /the late
6. burier undertaker / mortician
7. lunatic asylums mental institutions
6.
7. A dysphemism is a word or phrase people use to
make something or someone sound negative, bad and
unlikeable. People created these terms for almost
everything in life.
