Euphemism has 3 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
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1. | Is that a euphemism for something? | |
2. | The term "ministry of defense" is considered by many to be a euphemism for what was earlier called the "ministry of war". | |
3. | That's a euphemism. | |
4. | "Collateral damage" is a euphemism for killing innocent people to protect capital. | |
5. | The term sanitation worker is a euphemism for a garbage man. | |
6. | "To go to one's just reward" is a euphemism for "to die." | |
7. | The most amusing euphemism for male masturbation is "pumping the monkey." | |
8. | "Euphenism" is an incorrect spelling of "euphemism". | |
9. | It's a euphemism to say that you have to have your dog "put to sleep." |