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- [puh-loo-shuh n]
- /pəˈlu ʃən/
- /pəˈluːʃn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puh-loo-shuh n]
- /pəˈlu ʃən/
Definitions of pollution word
- noun pollution the act of polluting or the state of being polluted. 1
- noun pollution the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment: air pollution. 1
- noun pollution exhaust from vehicle, factory 1
- noun pollution contamination 1
- uncountable noun pollution Pollution is the process of polluting water, air, or land, especially with poisonous chemicals. 0
- uncountable noun pollution Pollution is poisonous or dirty substances that are polluting the water, air, or land somewhere. 0
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Origin of pollution
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English pollucioun (< Old French) < Late Latin pollūtiōn-, stem of pollūtiō defilement; see pollute, -ion
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Parts of speech for Pollution
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pollution popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pollution usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pollution
noun pollution
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- cave-in — a collapse, as of anything hollow: the worst cave-in in the history of mining.
- cavein — a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- cig — a cigarette
- cigs — Chief of the Imperial General Staff
Antonyms for pollution
noun pollution
- courtliness — polite, refined, or elegant: courtly manners.
- disinfection — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
- graciousness — pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- lavation — the process of washing.
- depuration — The action or process of freeing something of impurities.
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