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Synonyms for pollution
pəˈlu ʃənpol·lu·tion
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pollutionnoun
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purity, conservationpollutionnoun
The act of polluting or the state of being polluted, especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances.
Nobody visits the river any more because of all the pollution.
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conservation, puritypollutionnoun
Something that pollutes; a pollutant.
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conservation, puritypollutionnoun
Physical defilement
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purity, conservationpollutionnoun
The emission of semen at other times than in sexual intercourse.
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conservation, puritypollutionnoun
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self-pollution
Princeton's WordNet
pollutionnoun
undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
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defilement, contamination, befoulmentbefoulment, defilement, pollutionnoun
the state of being polluted
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defilement, contamination, befoulmentcontamination, pollutionnoun
the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
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defilement, taint, contamination, contaminant, befoulment
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
pollutionnoun
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defilement, contamination, foulness, taint, impurity, uncleanness, abomination
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
pollutionnoun
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defilement, contamination, corruption, infection debasement, vitiation
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "pollution":
contamination, polluted, pollutants, polluting, pollutant, contaminated, pollutions
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How to use pollution in a sentence?
Any respiratory disease is exacerbated in places where people have compromised or irritated airways, or have to deal with large amounts of pollution.
The car as we know it is on the way out. To a large extent, I deplore its passing, for as a basically old-fashioned machine, it enshrines a basically old-fashioned idea: freedom. In terms of pollution, noise and human life, the price of that freedom may be high, but perhaps the car, by the very muddle and confusion it causes, may be holding back the remorseless spread of the regimented, electronic society.
I'm very concerned about my son's health, if the air pollution stays like this, he won't ever be able to leave the house.
Unfortunately users don't believe that indoor air pollution from traditional stoves can be a cause of death, it takes 20 years for that pollution to have an adverse effect on their health so they keep on using it. The public awareness will help and certainly help this business grow.
The Volkswagen did not show a characteristic reduction of nitrogen oxide pollution levels during highway driving.
Translations for pollution
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- omgewingsbesoedelingAfrikaans
- تلويث, تلوثArabic
- saotradurBreton
- pol·luent, pol·lució, contaminacióCatalan, Valencian
- znečištěníCzech
- forureningDanish
- Verschmutzung, Pollution, Umweltverschmutzung, VerunreinigungGerman
- ρύπανση, μόλυνσηGreek
- poluadoEsperanto
- polución, contaminaciónSpanish
- الودگیPersian
- itsesaastutus, saaste, saastuttaminen, saastuminenFinnish
- défilement, la pollution, pollutionFrench
- truailleadhScottish Gaelic
- זיהוםHebrew
- प्रदूषणHindi
- szennyeződés, környezetszennyezésHungarian
- polusiIndonesian
- inquinamento, inquinanteItalian
- ᐃᑖᖏᔭᖅᑐᖅInuktitut
- 汚染, 汚染物質Japanese
- 汚染, 오염Korean
- smet, vervuiling, bezoedeling, milieuverontreiniging, pollutie, milieuvervuilingDutch
- zanieczyszczeniePolish
- poluente, polução, poluiçãoPortuguese
- загрязнениеRussian
- förorening, miljöförstöringSwedish
- కాలుష్యంTelugu
- มลภาวะThai
- ô nhiễmVietnamese
- פאַרפּעסטיקונגYiddish
- 污染Chinese
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