an indirect word or phrase that people often use to refer to something embarrassing or unpleasant, sometimes to make it seem more acceptable than it really is “Pass away” is a euphemism for “die.” “User fees” is just a politician's euphemism for taxes.
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NAmE//ˌyufəˈmɪstɪk//
adjective euphemistic language “We're letting you go” is a euphemistic way of saying “You're fired.” NAmE//ˌyufəˈmɪstɪkli//
adverb The prison camps were euphemistically called “retraining centers.”See euphemism in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: euphemism