Associations to the word «Miasma»
Wiktionary
MIASMA, noun. A noxious atmosphere or influence.
MIASMA, noun. A noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste, and to cause disease.
Dictionary definition
MIASMA, noun. An unwholesome atmosphere; "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay".
MIASMA, noun. Unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke".
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