0 using a word or phrase in order to avoid saying a more unpleasant or offensive word:
Cosmetic surgery comes with its own new, euphemistic vocabulary: you aren't being operated on, you are "getting something done".."
We are masters of euphemistic language and can provide a sugar-coating to the most unpalatable of topics.
phrases are fine-tuned to be euphemistic yet seemingly precise
It was impossible to be euphemistic about the basic facts of nature when one lived on a stud farm.
The hospital should have the courage of its convictions and not try to hide behind euphemistic statements.
