What does miasma mean?
Miasma means A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease..
Miasma
/miˈæzmə/ · noun
Meaning
A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease..
Definitions by Sense
- A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.
- (figurative) A noxious atmosphere or influence, an ominous environment.
Example Sentences
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.
It was into this lossy compression miasma that aptX was born.
Synonyms for miasma
Antonyms for miasma
Related Words
Word Forms
- miasmas
- miasmata
Usage Notes
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How do you use miasma in a sentence?
There was an earthy smell, as of some dry miasma, which came through the fouler air.
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