miasma
noun
noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere.
miasmas
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pluralof miasma.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Unlike today, when scientists know that disease is spread by microorganisms, Victorian Englishmen thought it was spread by "miasmas," or "bad air."
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2023
So when an epidemic gets underway, we don’t waste time on sacrifices to propitiate angry gods or fretting about deadly miasmas seeping in with the night air.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 28, 2020
Modern warfare creates miasmas of emotion, information, misinformation, deception and secrecy.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 8, 2018
Soon germs became even more frightening than miasmas.
From Salon ● May 21, 2012
The miasmas of this horde set in motion tainted the air, and stifled respiration.
From History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution by H. T. Ryde
