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    miasma
    /mɪˈazmə/

    noun

    • 1. an unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapour: literary "a miasma of stale alcohol hung around him"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › miasmaMiasma Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of MIASMA is a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease; also : a heavy vaporous emanation or atmosphere. How to use miasma in a sentence. Did you know?

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMIASMA | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    MIASMA definition: 1. an unpleasant fog that smells bad: 2. a very unpleasant general feeling or character of a…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › miasmaMIASMA | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    MIASMA meaning: 1. an unpleasant fog that smells bad: 2. a very unpleasant general feeling or character of a…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › miasmaMIASMA Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Miasma definition: noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere.. See examples of MIASMA used in a sentence.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › miasmaMiasma - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A miasma is a cloud of foul-smelling vapor, like swamp gas. You could have a miasma of sweat that lingers in a locker room long after a soccer team has left, or a miasma of rumor swirling around a politician.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionmiasma noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

    noun. /miˈæzmə/, /maɪˈæzmə/ [countable, usually singular, uncountable] (literary) a mass of air that is dirty and smells unpleasant. A miasma of stale alcohol hung around him. (figurative) the miasma of depression. Word Origin. Definitions on the go.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMIASMA definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    noun Word forms: plural miˈasmas or miˈasmata (maɪˈæzmətə ; miˈæzmətə ) 1. a vapor rising as from marshes or decomposing animal or vegetable matter, formerly supposed to poison and infect the air, causing malaria, etc. 2. an unwholesome or befogging atmosphere, influence, etc.