Descope

[Carlos Bielsa]

It was time to look up the origin and precise meaning of this hideous euphemism (emphasis mine):

Descope

1. (management, US) To reduce the scope of; to revise objectives downward, sometimes in the context of a funding shortfall.

Origin

de- +‎ scope. First attested in US military and aerospace contexts.

http://www.yourdictionary.com/descope

Descope

To reduce the number of deliverables to be completed. For example, if a project has three deliverables but has only finished two of them by the deadline, the project may be descoped to make it appear successful.

https://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Descope

[Dan Lakey]

If we're banning horrible words staring with "de", I would like to submit the cringeworthy "deplane". The correct word is "disembark".

deplane

diːˈpleɪn/

verb

NORTH AMERICAN

1. disembark from an aircraft.

   "we landed and deplaned"

Also; cringeworthy:

cringeworthy

ˈkrɪndʒwəːði/

adjective

informal

1. causing feelings of embarrassment or awkwardness.

   "the play's cast was excellent, but the dialogue was unforgivably cringeworthy"

--
Rocket Scientist and International Adventurer

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