dysphemism

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dysphemism

Summary

dysphemism is a stylistic device[1]. dysphemism draws 204 Wikipedia views per month (stylistic_device category, ranking #37 of 107).[2]

Key Facts

  • dysphemism's instance of is recorded as stylistic device[3].
  • dysphemism's instance of is recorded as usage[4].
  • dysphemism's instance of is recorded as deception[5].
  • dysphemism's instance of is recorded as manipulation[6].
  • dysphemism's instance of is recorded as Wikibase reason for deprecated rank[7].
  • dysphemism's subclass of is recorded as phrase[8].
  • dysphemism's subclass of is recorded as pejorative[9].
  • dysphemism's opposite of is recorded as euphemism[10].
  • dysphemism's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0c03f[11].
  • dysphemism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Dysphemisms[12].
  • dysphemism's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 1144116[13].
  • dysphemism's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0099407[14].
  • dysphemism's National Library of Latvia ID is recorded as 000364465[15].
  • dysphemism's different from is recorded as word taboo[16].
  • dysphemism's different from is recorded as naming taboo[17].
  • dysphemism's different from is recorded as eschrophemism[18].
  • dysphemism's different from is recorded as pejorative[19].
  • dysphemism's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2781147180[20].
  • dysphemism's New Encyclopedic Dictionary of Czech ID is recorded as DYSFEMISMUS[21].
  • dysphemism's KBpedia ID is recorded as Dysphemism[22].
  • dysphemism's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as disfemisme[23].

Why It Matters

dysphemism draws 204 Wikipedia views per month (stylistic_device category, ranking #37 of 107).[2] dysphemism has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] dysphemism is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . KBpedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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