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'''Circumlocution''' [[denote]]s "roundabout speech". Most often the term refers to a way of expressing something in a very wordy way, or of saying something indirectly instead of saying it in a more direct and simple manner. The word is sometimes used as a [[synonym]] for [[euphemism]]. Circumlocution is employed to avoid a direct expression, either out of respect for the dignity of someone or something, or from a [[Motivation|motive]] of [[Obfuscate|obfuscation]] or misdirection, in either case, whether good or bad, to escape unpleasant consequences for oneself or others one wishes to protect.

'''Circumlocution''' [[denote]]s "roundabout speech". Most often the term refers to a way of expressing something in a very wordy way, or of saying something indirectly instead of saying it in a more direct and simple manner. The word is sometimes used as a [[synonym]] for [[euphemism]]. Circumlocution is employed to avoid a direct expression, either out of respect for the dignity of someone or something, or from a [[Motivation|motive]] of [[Obfuscate|obfuscation]] or misdirection, in either case, whether good or bad, to escape unpleasant consequences for oneself or others one wishes to protect.

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