| CHIMERISMS | • chimerisms n. Plural of chimerism. • CHIMERISM n. the state of being or creating a genetic chimaera, also CHIMAERISM. |
| CHUMMINESS | • chumminess n. The state of being chummy. • CHUMMINESS n. the state of being chummy. |
| DYSPHEMISM | • dysphemism n. (Uncountable) The use of a word or phrase carrying negative connotations or imagery (especially one… • dysphemism n. (Countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way. • DYSPHEMISM n. the substitution of a disagreeable or offensive expression for an agreeable or inoffensive one, e.g. The Holocaust (the dysphemism chosen by Jewish historians to replace the Nazis' ghastly euphemism, The Final Solution). |
| EUPHEMISMS | • euphemisms n. Plural of euphemism. • EUPHEMISM n. a figure of rhetoric by which an unpleasant or offensive thing is described or referred to by a milder term. |
| HERMETISMS | • hermetisms n. Plural of hermetism. • HERMETISM n. a system of ideas based on hermetic teachings, also HERMETICISM. |
| HERMITISMS | • HERMITISM n. the state of being a hermit. |
| MECHANISMS | • mechanisms n. Plural of mechanism. • MECHANISM n. the belief that life is explainable by mechanical forces. |
| MEPHITISMS | • mephitisms n. Plural of mephitism. • MEPHITISM n. poisoning by mephitis. |
| METHODISMS | • Methodisms n. Plural of Methodism. • METHODISM n. methodical procedure. |
| MISHMASHES | • mishmashes n. Plural of mishmash. • mish-mashes n. Plural of mish-mash. • MISHMASH n. a confused mixture, also MISHMOSH. |
| MISHMOSHES | • mishmoshes n. Plural of mishmosh. • MISHMOSH n. a confused mixture, also MISHMASH. |
| MISMATCHES | • mismatches n. Plural of mismatch. • mismatches v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mismatch. • MISMATCH v. to match badly. |
| SCHEMATISM | • schematism n. A schematic representation; a schema. • schematism n. (Astrology) The combination of the heavenly bodies. • SCHEMATISM n. combination of the aspects of heavenly bodies. |