miasm

A noun referring to an unwholesome or unpleasant atmosphere, or to unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine ungesunde oder unangenehme Atmosphäre bezeichnet, sowie schädliche Ausdünstungen, die vom Boden oder anderen Quellen aufsteigen.

1. Unwholesome atmosphere C1 formal

   A harmful or unpleasant environment or influence that pervades a place or situation.

   • The miasm of corruption hung over the entire administration.
   • A miasm of suspicion and distrust filled the room.
   • The city was enveloped in a miasm of decay and neglect.

   🇩🇪Verderbte Atmosphäre

   Synonyme: blightcontaminationcorruptioneffluviummiasmapallpollutiontaint

2. Unhealthy vapors C1 formal

   Noxious or foul-smelling gases, often believed in the past to rise from decaying matter and cause disease.

   • The swamp emitted a dangerous miasm that was thought to cause fevers.
   • They believed the miasm from the graveyard was responsible for the illness.
   • The miasm rising from the stagnant water was thick and unpleasant.

   🇩🇪Ungesunde Ausdünstungen

   Synonyme: effluviummiasma

• miasms plural form
• miasms' possessive plural form
• miasm's possessive singular form