Eu"phe*mism (ū"fē*mĭz'm),
n. [Gr. ? fr. ? to use word of a good omen;
e'y^ well + ? to speak: cf. F. euphémisme.
See Fame.] (Rhet.) A figure in which a harsh or
indelicate word or expression is softened; a way of describing an
offensive thing by an inoffensive expression; a mild name for
something disagreeable.