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contamination
The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
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  1. The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.
  2. (Linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
  3. The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.
decomposition
(--- Chemistry) Separation into constituents by chemical reaction.
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  1. (--- Chemistry) Separation into constituents by chemical reaction.
  2. The separation of a substance into simpler substances or basic elements. Decomposition can be brought about by exposure to heat, light, or chemical or biological activity.
  3. The process of breaking down organic material, such as dead plant or animal tissue, into smaller molecules that are available for use by the organisms of an ecosystem. Decomposition is carried on by bacteria, fungi, protists, worms, and certain other organisms.
corruption
The act or process of corrupting.
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  1. The act or process of corrupting.
  2. Bribery or similar dishonest dealings
  3. The act or fact of making, becoming, or being corrupt
adulteration
An adulterating or being adulterated
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  1. An adulterating or being adulterated
  2. The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
  3. An adulterated substance, commodity, etc.
blight
The condition or causative agent, such as a bacterium, fungus, or virus, that results in blight.
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  1. The condition or causative agent, such as a bacterium, fungus, or virus, that results in blight.
  2. The condition or result of being blighted
  3. The bacterium, fungus, or virus that causes such a disease.
fouling
The adhesion of a foreign material onto a surface, especially so as to reduce its functionality
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  1. The adhesion of a foreign material onto a surface, especially so as to reduce its functionality
foulness
An island off the east coast of Essex where the Thames estuary joins the North Sea.
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  1. An island off the east coast of Essex where the Thames estuary joins the North Sea.
  2. The state of being foul
taint
A trace of corruption, disgrace, evil, etc.
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  1. A trace of corruption, disgrace, evil, etc.
  2. An undesirable or corrupting influence or association:
  3. An infectious or contaminating trace; infection, decay, etc.
desecration
A desecrating or being desecrated
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  1. A desecrating or being desecrated
  2. An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.
profanation
A profaning or being profaned; desecration; defilement
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  1. A profaning or being profaned; desecration; defilement
  2. The act or an instance of profaning; desecration.
abuse
Physical maltreatment or violence:
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  1. Physical maltreatment or violence:
  2. Improper or excessive use; misuse:
  3. Sexual abuse.
deterioration
The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
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  1. The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.
rottenness
The quality of being rotten.
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  1. The quality of being rotten.
spoliation
(Law) The destruction or alteration of a document by an unauthorized person
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  1. (Law) The destruction or alteration of a document by an unauthorized person
  2. (Law) Unauthorized alteration or destruction of a legal document, such as a contract or will.
  3. The intentional destruction, mutilation, concealment, or alteration of (usually documentary) evidence. If proven, spoliation may help to establish that the evidence was detrimental to the party responsible for it.
impairment
(Accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.
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  1. (Accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.
  2. The result of being impaired; a deterioration or weakening; a disability or handicap; an inefficient part or factor.
misuse
Improper, unlawful, or incorrect use; misapplication.
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  1. Improper, unlawful, or incorrect use; misapplication.
  2. (Obs.) Bad or harsh treatment
infection
The pathological state resulting from having been infected:
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  1. The pathological state resulting from having been infected:
  2. An instance of being infected:
  3. The invasion of bodily tissue by pathogenic microorganisms that proliferate, resulting in tissue injury that can progress to disease:
adulteration
An adulterating or being adulterated
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  1. An adulterating or being adulterated
  2. An adulterated substance, commodity, etc.
  3. The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
contamination
(Linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
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  1. (Linguistics) A process whereby words with related meanings come to have similar sounds.
  2. A contaminating or being contaminated
  3. The process of making a material or surface unclean or unsuited for its intended purpose, usually by the addition or attachment of undesirable foreign substances.
sophistication
(Archaic) The act of sophisticating; adulteration.
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  1. (Archaic) The act of sophisticating; adulteration.
  2. (Archaic) The use of sophistry
  3. Falsification or contamination.
foulness
An island off the east coast of Essex where the Thames estuary joins the North Sea.
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  1. An island off the east coast of Essex where the Thames estuary joins the North Sea.
  2. The state of being foul
impurity
The quality or condition of being impure, especially:
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  1. The quality or condition of being impure, especially:
  2. The state or quality of being impure
  3. Lack of consistency or homogeneity; adulteration.
uncleanness
(Uncountable) The state of being unclean
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  1. (Uncountable) The state of being unclean
  2. (Countable) The result or product of being unclean.
unwholesomeness
The state or quality of being unwholesome.
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  1. The state or quality of being unwholesome.
Find another word for pollution. In this page you can discover 36 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for pollution, like: contamination, decomposition, corruption, defilement, adulteration, blight, soiling, fouling, foulness, taint and tainting.

Sentence Examples

  • Heathenish cults and forbidden manners and customs are a pollution to the land and a deep insult to the true God.

  • They may also take proceedings in respect of the pollution of a stream by any solid or liquid sewage matter.

  • And this is fulfilled when he obeys the commands of law and the true order; when he tends his cattle and fields, in contrast with the lawless and predatory nomad (Dahae); when he wars on all harmful and evil creatures, and on the devilworshippers; when he keeps free from pollution the pure creations of Ahuramazdauire foremost, but also earth and water; and, above all, when he practises the Good and True in thought, word and work.

  • Under these acts a sanitary authority is authorized to take proceedings to restrain interference with the due flow of a stream or the pollution of its waters by throwing into it the solid refuse of any manufactory or quarry, or any rubbish or cinders, or any other waste or any putrid solid matter.

  • Appointed a member of the second royal commission on the pollution of rivers in 1868, he was provided by the government with a completely-equipped laboratory, in which, for a period of six years, he carried on the inquiries necessary for the purposes of that body, and was thus the means of bringing to light an enormous amount of valuable information respecting the contamination of rivers by sewage, trade-refuse, &c., and the purification of water for domestic use.

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