Desuetude comes from suescere, a word that means to accustom (it also gave us the word custom). Disuse descends from uti, which means to use (that Latin word also gave us use and utility). Of the two, disuse is now the more common.
âº a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word: Senior citizen is a euphemism for old person. The article made so much use of euphemism that often its meaning was unclear. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words.
The person has to understand that euphemisms for fat such as: corpulent, overweight, oversized, plus-sized, and well-built may be more sensitive terms but they are only sugarcoating the problem. On the other hand, I don't necessarily believe telling someone they are fat is either helpful or constructive.