how to pronounce euphemism

/ˈjuː.fə.mɪ.zəm/

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euphemism is pronounced in four syllables

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video examples of euphemism pronunciation

An example use of euphemism in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… and that's not even a euphemism fourroux …”

meaning of euphemism

Euphemism is a figure of speech that uses pleasant words or phrases to describe unpleasant things.

euphemism frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word euphemism occurs in english on average 0.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics euphemism can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that euphemism can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;