POLLUTION

contamination, pollution

(noun) the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors

befoulment, defilement, pollution

(noun) the state of being polluted

pollution

(noun) undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

pollution (countable and uncountable, plural pollutions)

(now, rare) The desecration of something holy or sacred; defilement, profanation. [from 14th c.]

(now, archaic) The ejaculation of semen outside of sexual intercourse, especially a nocturnal emission. [from 14th c.]

Moral or spiritual corruption; impurity, degradation, defilement. [from 15th c.]

Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. [from 18th c.]

Something that pollutes; a pollutant. [from 17th c.]

Synonyms

• soilage

• (masturbation): self-pollution

Antonyms

• conservation

• purity

Source: Wiktionary

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Pol*lu"tion, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: The emission of semen, or sperm, at other times than in sexual intercourse. Dunglison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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