 |
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pollution \Pol*lu"tion\, noun [L. pollutio: cf. F. pollution.]
1. The act of polluting, or the state of being polluted (in any sense of the verb); defilement; uncleanness; impurity.
2. (Med.) The emission of semen, or sperm, at other times than in sexual intercourse. --Dunglison.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
pollution
noun
1: undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
2: the state of being polluted [syn: {befoulment}, {defilement}]
3: the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors [syn: {contamination}] [ant: {decontamination}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
101 Moby Thesaurus words for "pollution": abomination, abuse, abuse of office, adulteration, air, atrocity, bad, badness, bane, bastardizing, befouling, befoulment, besmirchment, blight, contamination, conversion, corrupt administration, corruption, crying evil, cutting, damage, debasement, defalcation, defilement, desecration, despoliation, destruction, detriment, dilution, dirtying, diversion, doctoring, embezzlement, envenoming, evil, festering, fortifying, fouling, grievance, harm, harmfulness, havoc, health hazard, hurt, ill, infection, injuriousness, injury, insalubriousness, insalubrity, lacing, maladministration, malfeasance, malpractice, malversation, menace to health, misapplication, misappropriation, mischief, misconduct, misemployment, misfeasance, mishandling, mismanagement, misusage, misuse, noise pollution, noisomeness, noxiousness, outrage, pathenogenicity, peculation, perversion, pilfering, poison, poisoning, poor stewardship, profanation, prostitution, ritual uncleanness, soiling, spiking, spoiling, staining, sullying, suppuration, tainting, the worst, toxin, unhealthfulness, unhealthiness, unsalutariness, unwholesomeness, venom, vexation, violation, vitiation, water, watering, woe, wrong
 |
Definitions retrieved from local copies of the freely distributed DICT client/server software and databases. Click here for database copyright information. - KM |