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What is the noun for dysphemistic?

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dysphemism
  1. (uncountable) The use of a derogatory, offensive or vulgar word or phrase to replace a (more) neutral original.
  2. (countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way.
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    1. “Aside from this confusion, this use of homicide as a dysphemism for suicide obscures the singular depravity of suicide terrorism.”
      “Now the honest word secondhand is relegated to the ash heap of dysphemism.”
      “Imagine that — a euphemism replaced by a dysphemism.”
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