Miasma - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |mɪˈæzmə|  American pronunciation of the word miasma
Brit.  |mɪˈæzmə|  British pronunciation of the word miasma

noun

- an unwholesome atmosphere (syn: miasm)
the novel spun a miasma of death and decay
- unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources (syn: miasm)
the miasma of the marshes
a miasma of cigar smoke

Extra examples

He looked up at me through a miasma of cigarette smoke.

A foul miasma lay over the town.

The miasma of defeat hung over them.

Word forms

noun
singular: miasma
plural: miasmas
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