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Meaning of Miasma | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
miˈæzmə

Definitions

  1. A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.
  2. A noxious atmosphere or influence, an ominous environment.
    figuratively

Equivalents

العربية بخار العفن
Bosanski mijazam мијазам
Deutsch Miasma
Ελληνικά μίασμα
Español miasma
Suomi miasma
Français miasme
Hrvatski mijazam мијазам
Italiano miasma
日本語 毒素 氛 沴 瘴 瘴気
한국어 장기 장독
Nederlands miasma miasme moerasdamp verpeste atmosfeer
Polski miazmat wyziew
Português miasma
Русский миа́зм миа́зма
Српски mijazam мијазам
Türkçe miyasma
Tiếng Việt chướng chướng khí

Examples

“There was an earthy smell, as of some dry miasma, which came through the fouler air.”
“It was into this lossy compression miasma that aptX was born.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Miasmal miasmata miasmatism miasmatist miasmatology Miasmic

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