euphemism
B2CEFR level
40/100Rarity: uncommon
NeutralRegister
General noun
A mild expression substituted for a blunt or harsh one.
“Let go” is the office euphemism for fired.
Medicine noun
A milder or vaguer word used in place of one felt to be too blunt or upsetting.
Avoid the euphemism 'passed away' if the family is unclear; sometimes gentle plainness is kinder.
Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.
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