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dysphemizing

dysphemizing is the present participle and gerund of dysphemize.

Meaning of dysphemize

Verb

dysphemize (third-person singular simple present dysphemizes, present participle dysphemizing, simple past and past participle dysphemized)

  1. (rare, transitive) To describe in dysphemisms.
    • As applied to the Internet, Portland calls it "open access," while AT&T dysphemizes it as "forced access."2005, Elliot D. Cohen, News incorporated

Questions about dysphemizing

What is dysphemizing the present participle and gerund of?
Dysphemizing is the present participle and gerund of dysphemize.

Words near dysphemizing in the dictionary

  1. dysphemistic
  2. dysphemistically
  3. dysphemize
  4. dysphemized
  5. dysphemizes
  6. dysphemizing
  7. dysphonetic
  8. dysphonia
  9. dysphonias
  10. dysphonic
  11. dysphonics

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