1. substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one ; - Example: "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'" [syn: dysphemistic, offensive]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dysphemistic
adj 1: substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one ;
"`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'"
[syn: dysphemistic, offensive] [ant: euphemistic,
inoffensive]