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Adjective: dysphemistic
  1. Substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one
    "'nigger' is a dysphemistic term for 'African-American'"
    - offensive

See also: dysphemism

Antonym: euphemistic

Encyclopedia: Dysphemistic

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