What is another word for miasma?
171 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ ma͡ɪˈazmə], [ maɪˈazmə], [ m_aɪ__ˈa_z_m_ə]
Miasma is a term that refers to a noxious, unpleasant or dangerous atmosphere. But, there are various synonyms to this word that one can use to avoid repetition or to convey different shades of meaning. For instance, one could use the term "stink" to describe an unpleasant smell or an offensive odor. The word "foulness" could also be used to express disgust. To indicate a noxious quality, the terms "toxicity" and "poison" come in handy. For a medical context, "contagion", "infection", or "plague" could also serve as synonyms for miasma. All these words help portray the same meaning, but in different contexts, emphasizing on slightly different aspects of the original idea.
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Synonyms for Miasma:
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n.
• contagion • effluvium • fetor • fog- ground cloud ,
- london fogs ,
- pea soups ,
- smazes ,
- visibility zero zero ,
- visibility zero zeroes ,
- visibility zero zeros ,
- visibility zero-zeroes ,
- visibility zero-zeros ,
- visibility zerozero ,
- visibility zerozeroes ,
- visibility zerozeros .
- acetylene ,
- ammonia ,
- argon ,
- butane ,
- carbon dioxide ,
- carbon monoxide ,
- chlorine ,
- ethane ,
- ether ,
- fume ,
- helium ,
- hydrogen ,
- laughing gas ,
- methane ,
- natural gas ,
- neon ,
- nerve gas ,
- nitrogen ,
- oxygen ,
- ozone ,
- rarefaction ,
- tear gas ,
- xenon .
Other synonyms:
- carbon ,
- cfc ,
- chlorofluorocarbon .
- a tall order ,
- burden ,
- chore ,
- headache ,
- mare ,
- necessity ,
- struggle ,
- task ,
- the elephant in the room ,
- the impossible .
Other relevant words:
- haze .
- Fetidity ,
- Fetidness ,
- Graveolence ,
- Miasm ,
- Nidor ,
- afterdamp ,
- air ,
- air pollution ,
- ambiance ,
- ambience ,
- antimony ,
- aroma ,
- arsenic ,
- azote ,
- bad breath ,
- bad smell ,
- bane ,
- blackdamp ,
- body odor ,
- breath ,
- chokedamp ,
- cloud ,
- coal gas ,
- contagion ,
- damp ,
- evaporation ,
- exhalation ,
- exhaust ,
- exhaust gas ,
- firedamp ,
- flatus ,
- fluid ,
- foetor ,
- fog ,
- foul air ,
- foul breath ,
- foul odor ,
- fragrance ,
- frowst ,
- fumes ,
- hum ,
- leaven ,
- malaria ,
- malodor ,
- mist ,
- nicotine ,
- odor ,
- odour ,
- offensive odor ,
- pest ,
- poison ,
- pollution ,
- pong ,
- reek ,
- reeking ,
- sewer gas ,
- smog ,
- smoke ,
- smudge ,
- steam ,
- strychnine ,
- tartar emetic ,
- teratogen ,
- toxin ,
- vaporization ,
- vapour ,
- venom ,
- volatile ,
- water vapor .
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How to use "Miasma" in context?
Miasma is a term used to describe the unpleasant, often unhealthy, air that is believed to be responsible for spreading disease. Miasma theory is a pseudoscience that holds that bad air causes sickness and death.
Homophones for Miasma:
- magazine, mohican, meningioma, monogyny, miocene, museum, manumission, mu-meson, maxim, meson, mencken, masochism, mazzini, maximian, mancunian, mucin, Mishna, mycenaean, mean sun, mannikin, muenchen, monogamy, misname, mahogany, mocassin, mazama, machine, myxoma, may queen, misogamy, messina, michigan, machismo, minus sign, muskhogean, maoism, myxine, minocin, misogyny, monsoon, myosin, mycenae, mason, mexicano, mannequin, mix in, mizzen, mckim, meningism, muezzin, mnemosyne, mock sun, monosemy, Mishnah, makin, Miasm, magnum, Manzoni, mikania, monosomy, meccano, Manichean, mucuna, mahican, meconium, meshuggeneh, mansion, manikin, mosaicism, musician, manakin, misocainea, maximum, mahayanism, macho-man, manna gum, monism, magician, mizen, munchausen, munchhausen, mezzanine, Manichaeism, macoun, mycenaen, moonshine, muskogean, mug's game, manson, maugham, mexican, macon, meniscium, Manichaean, magma, mommsen, mackem, momism, muazzin, monacan, megohm, mackinaw, mission, mass noun, moccasin, mosan, massine.
Hyponym for Miasma:
n.
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state
air pollution, ambiance, atmosphere, ambience.
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state
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