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Pollution

noun
/pəˈl(j)uːʃn̩/
Word Frequency: 16.1

Definitions

1.nounThe desecration of something holy or sacred; defilement, profanation.
2.nounThe ejaculation of semen outside of sexual intercourse, especially a nocturnal emission.
3.nounMoral or spiritual corruption; impurity, degradation, defilement.
4.nounPhysical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc.
5.nounSomething that pollutes; a pollutant.

Synonyms

self-pollutionsoilagebefoulmentcontaminationdefilementsmogsewageairdecontaminationacidificationspillapi

Antonyms

conservationpurity

Rhymes With

retributionabsolutionresolutionrestitutiondiminutiondestitutionexecutionsolution
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