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miasma::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | miasm |
| Type of | air pollution |
| Derivation | miasmal, miasmic |
the miasma of the marshes.
a miasma of cigar smoke.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | miasm |
| Type of | ambiance, ambience, atmosphere |
| Derivation | miasmic |
the novel spun a miasma of death and decay.
Examples of miasma
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But why did the White House wade into this particular miasma in the first place?
From the npr.org
It evaporated in a miasma of mistakes, errors, exaggerations and outright lies.
From the washingtonpost.com
But somewhere along the line there will still be death, gore and unholy miasma.
From the eadt.co.uk
You don't watch it so much as notice it, from time to time, in a genial miasma.
From the time.com
The miasma theory was accepted from ancient times in Europe, India and China.
From the en.wikipedia.org
At the time, it was widely considered that a foul miasma caused the disease.
From the time.com
Better to produce a mist and miasma of jumbly words, and sentences that do not hold.
From the online.wsj.com
Rajan has been a renewing burst of fresh air from the start of the miasma until now.
From the economist.com
Don't bet on it, especially when you survey the miasma of online monitoring.
From the guardian.co.uk
- An unwholesome atmosphere; "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay"
- Unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke"
- Miasma is the second album by American melodic death metal band The Black Dahlia Murder. Released through Metal Blade Records on July 12, 2005, Miasma is the only album to feature drummer Zach Gibson, who replaced founding member and drummer, Cory Grady, due to personal issues. ...
- In Greek mythology, a miasma is a contagious power that has an independent life of its own. Until purged by the sacrificial death of the wrongdoer, society would be chronically infected by catastrophe.
- A noxious atmosphere or influence; A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste to cause disease
- A glowing mist usually sighted hovering above graves; miasmic light is a ghostly light.
- Poisonous vapors thought to infect the air
- Noxious, air-carried germs. In the first half of the nineteenth century it was widely held that diseases like cholera were transferred miasmically. ...
- (Grk, "stench"): Literally referring to a stench or bad smell, the Greek term also metaphorically indicates a sort of ceremonial taint or spiritual stain that can result from various sorts of impurity. ...
