Discussion
When one says that "someone is no more" or that "someone has breathed his/ her last", the speaker is resorting to
Answer: D
Saying that 'someone is no more' or 'has breathed his last' for 'is dead' is euphemism, the substitution of a mild or indirect expression for one thought blunt or distasteful. 'Euphism' is not the right word, euphony means a pleasant sound, and understatement is a figure that makes a thing less than it is, not specifically a softening of an unpleasant fact. The answer is euphemism. Other euphemisms for death are 'passed away' and 'departed', and the figure is used to avoid directness about distressing matters.
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