pollution
Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful…Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc.
» Our cities create serious pollution problems.
Unsere Städte verursachen ernsthafte Probleme der Umweltverschmutzung.
Наши города создают серьёзные проблемы, связанные с загрязнением.
Meaning
5 senses(uncountable, usually)Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc.
Pollution levels are almost always higher in cities rather than the countryside, what with the cars, industry and so on.
Verunreinigung, Verschmutzung, Umweltverschmutzung
загрязне́ниеzagrjaznénije
забру́дненняzabrúdnennja
undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
(uncountable, usually)Something that pollutes; a pollutant.
(uncountable, usually)Moral or spiritual corruption; impurity, degradation, defilement.
(archaic, uncountable, usually)The desecration of something holy or sacred; defilement, profanation.
(archaic, uncountable, usually)The ejaculation of semen outside of sexual intercourse, especially a nocturnal emission.
поллю́цияpolljúcija
полю́ціяpoljúcija
Examples
205 sentencesOur cities create serious pollution problems.
ruНаши города создают серьёзные проблемы, связанные с загрязнением.
deUnsere Städte verursachen ernsthafte Probleme der Umweltverschmutzung.
Fuel-efficient vehicles can reduce pollution.
Environmental pollution is causing abnormal weather conditions.
deUmweltverschmutzung führt zu abnormen Wetterlagen.
This district is notorious for air pollution.
ruЭтот район печально знаменит загрязнением воздуха.
deDieser Bezirk ist berüchtigt wegen der Luftverschmutzung.
Air pollution is a serious global problem.
deLuftverschmutzung ist ein ernstes globales Problem.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English pollucioun, pollucion (“desecration, impurity”), from Anglo-Norman polFrom Middle English pollucioun, pollucion (“desecration, impurity”), from Anglo-Norman pollutiun, Middle French pollution, pollucion, and their source, post-classical Latin pollūtiō (“defilement, desecration; nocturnal emission”) (4th century), from the participial stem of polluō (“to soil, defile, contaminate”), from por- (“before”) + -luō (“to smear”), related to lutum (“mud”) and luēs (“filth”). Compare Ancient Greek λῦμα (lûma, “filth, dirt, disgrace”) and λῦμαξ (lûmax, “rubbish, refuse”), Old Irish loth (“mud, dirt”), Lithuanian lutynas (“pool, puddle”). By surface analysis, pollute + -ion.
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Forms
plural: pollutions| Singular | pollution |
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uncountable
Synonyms
44 synonyms- the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors:contamination
- the state of being polluted:befoulmentdefilement
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
26 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- B2The environment and climate — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable