Euphemism

Eufemismo: modo de expresar con suavidad o decora ciertas ideas cuya franca expression seria dura o malsonante.

Euphemism: 1. the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive word or expression for one that is harsh, indelicate or otherwise unpleasant or taboo. 2. a polite, tactful, or less explicit term used to avoid the direct naming of an unpleasant, painful or frightening reality.

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