substitute a harsher or distasteful term for a mild one ; "`nigger' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American'"
the action of attacking an enemy
unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"
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