Miasma
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /miˈæzmə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Miasma is a noun meaning A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.
Meaning
A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.
More Meanings
- (figurative) A noxious atmosphere or influence, an ominous environment.
Example Sentences
It was into this lossy compression miasma that aptX was born.
There was an earthy smell, as of some dry miasma, which came through the fouler air.
In 1883, the contract came up for renewal, the L.N.W.R. received it, and the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company was set aside. But there was a certain miasma of secrecy about the affair, so that many, especially in Ireland, looked for information and insisted on getting it.
Word Forms
- miasmas
- miasmata
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include effluvium, malaria, miasm, cacosmia, euosmia, bromidrosis.
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