The Trump administration takes pleasure in deploying dysphemism to describe the killing of Iranians ...

If you watched the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Games, you may have noticed a conspicuous omission during the parade of nations. Because of its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine almost exactly ...

The mainstream press has been criticized for normalizing, or “sanewashing,” Donald Trump and his political allies. Having spent my career migrating back and forth between “straight news” and opinion ...

Historically, euphemism has been correlated to fear or superstition. For example, often times we hear death referred to as passing away; while death is inevitable, avoiding direct reference to it both ...

If Donald Trump ends up serving a term in prison (there’s still hope!), I’d relish the chance to refer to him as an ex-con. Like “felon,” the brute force of the term, with its hard-boiled ...

In last week's homily it was noted that "one of the more appalling euphemisms of recent vintage" is "hospitality industry" -- i.e., all those people who bring you hotel rooms and restaurant tables and ...

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Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson, Mary O’Grady and Dan Henninger. Images: AP/Reuters/Zuma Press Composite: Mark Kelly Dysphemism is a useful word.