noun#5,071 by frequency
pollution
/pəˈljuːʃən/
Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc; Something that pollutes; a pollutant
- plural
- pollutions
Meanings
- 1
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.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
Light pollution is a serious problem.
Tatoeba · mailohilohi · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
Something that pollutes; a pollutant
- 3
The desecration of something holy or sacred; defilement, profanationrare
- 4
The ejaculation of semen outside of sexual intercourse, especially a nocturnal emissionrare
- 5
Moral or spiritual corruption; impurity, degradation, defilementrare