Pollution synonyms

contamination

The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement; taint; also, that which contaminates.

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abuse

Insulting or hurtful language, especially when used to threaten or demoralize:

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deterioration

The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.

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impurity

Lack of consistency or homogeneity; adulteration.

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spoliation

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.

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infection

The invasion of bodily tissue by pathogenic microorganisms that proliferate, resulting in tissue injury that can progress to disease:

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waste

A waste land; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.

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decomposition

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.

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corruption

Decay; rot.

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polluting

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rottenness

The quality of being rotten.

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dirtiness

Impure condition

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fouling

The adhesion of a foreign material onto a surface, especially so as to reduce its functionality

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adulteration

An adulterated substance, commodity, etc.

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uncleanliness

The state of being unclean or dirty, lack of cleanliness

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sophistication

The state, quality, or character of being sophisticated

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tainting

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besmearing

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infectiondebasement

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impairment

(Accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.

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smog

A form of air pollution produced by the photochemical reaction of sunlight with hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides that have been released into the atmosphere, especially by automotive emissions.

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uncleanness

(Uncountable) The state of being unclean

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vitiation

An abolition or abrogation

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eutrophication (related)

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blight

The definition of a blight is something that spoils or damages something, or a disease that affects plants, or a general state of neglect and disrepair in an urban area.

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soiling

An act of making dirty.

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desecration

A desecrating or being desecrated

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profanation

A profaning or being profaned; desecration; defilement