Pollution — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities

the state of being polluted

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pəlˈuːʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pəlˈuːʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pəlˈuːʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /pəlˈuːʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

contamination defilement befoulment

Antonyms

decontamination

Word Forms

pollute	verb	make impure
befoul	verb	spot, stain, or pollute
defile	verb	spot, stain, or pollute
contaminate	verb	make radioactive by adding radioactive material

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verschmutzung

unerwünschter Zustand der Kontamination der natürlichen Umwelt mit Schadstoffen infolge menschlicher Aktivitäten

🇪🇸Spanish

contaminación

Estado indeseable del medio ambiente natural contaminado con sustancias nocivas como consecuencia de actividades humanas.

🇮🇹Italian

inquinamento

stato indesiderabile dell'ambiente naturale contaminato da sostanze nocive a seguito delle attività umane

🇳🇱Dutch

vervuiling

ongewenste toestand van de natuurlijke omgeving, verontreinigd met schadelijke stoffen als gevolg van menselijke activiteiten

🇵🇹Portuguese

poluição

estado indesejável do ambiente natural contaminado com substâncias nocivas como consequência das atividades humanas

🇷🇺Russian

загрязнение

нежелательное состояние природной среды, загрязнение вредными веществами в результате деятельности человека

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रदूषण

मानवीय गतिविधियों के परिणामस्वरूप हानिकारक पदार्थों से प्रदूषित होने वाले प्राकृतिक पर्यावरण की अवांछनीय स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

দূষণ

মানুষের কার্যকলাপের ফলে ক্ষতিকারক পদার্থ দ্বারা দূষিত হওয়া প্রাকৃতিক পরিবেশের অবাঞ্ছিত অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

மாசுபாடு

மனித நடவடிக்கைகளின் விளைவாக தீங்கு விளைவிக்கும் பொருட்களால் மாசுபடும் இயற்கை சூழலின் விரும்பத்தகாத நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

కాలుష్యం

మానవ కార్యకలాపాల పర్యవసానంగా హానికరమైన పదార్థాలతో కలుషితమైన సహజ వాతావరణం యొక్క అవాంఛనీయ స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रदूषण

मानवी क्रियाकलापांचा परिणाम म्हणून हानिकारक पदार्थांनी दूषित नैसर्गिक वातावरणाची अवांछित स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રદૂષણ

કુદરતી વાતાવરણની અનિચ્છનીય સ્થિતિ માનવ પ્રવૃત્તિઓના પરિણામે હાનિકારક પદાર્થોથી દૂષિત થઈ રહી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾಲಿನ್ಯ

ಮಾನವ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆಗಳ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ಹಾನಿಕಾರಕ ವಸ್ತುಗಳಿಂದ ಕಲುಷಿತಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ನೈಸರ್ಗಿಕ ಪರಿಸರದ ಅನಪೇಕ್ಷಿತ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മലിനീകരണം

മനുഷ്യൻ്റെ പ്രവർത്തനങ്ങളുടെ അനന്തരഫലമായി ദോഷകരമായ വസ്തുക്കളാൽ മലിനമായ പ്രകൃതി പരിസ്ഥിതിയുടെ അഭികാമ്യമല്ലാത്ത അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਦੂਸ਼ਣ

ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਨੁਕਸਾਨਦੇਹ ਪਦਾਰਥਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਦੂਸ਼ਿਤ ਹੋਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਕੁਦਰਤੀ ਵਾਤਾਵਰਣ ਦੀ ਅਣਚਾਹੇ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

آلودگی

قدرتی ماحول کی ناپسندیدہ حالت انسانی سرگرمیوں کے نتیجے میں نقصان دہ مادوں سے آلودہ ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

污染

自然环境因人类活动而受到有害物质污染的不良状况

🇯🇵Japanese

汚染

人間の活動の結果として有害な物質で汚染された自然環境の望ましくない状態

🇰🇷Korean

오염

인간의 활동으로 인해 유해물질로 오염된 자연환경의 바람직하지 못한 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ô nhiễm

trạng thái không mong muốn của môi trường tự nhiên bị ô nhiễm bởi các chất có hại do hoạt động của con người

🇹🇭Thai

มลพิษ

สภาพที่ไม่พึงประสงค์ของสภาพแวดล้อมทางธรรมชาติที่มีการปนเปื้อนด้วยสารอันตรายอันเป็นผลมาจากกิจกรรมของมนุษย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

polusi

keadaan lingkungan alam yang tidak diinginkan karena terkontaminasi dengan zat-zat berbahaya sebagai akibat dari aktivitas manusia

🇵🇭Filipino

polusyon

hindi kanais-nais na estado ng natural na kapaligiran na nahawahan ng mga nakakapinsalang sangkap bilang resulta ng mga aktibidad ng tao

🇲🇾Malay

pencemaran

keadaan persekitaran semula jadi yang tidak diingini yang tercemar dengan bahan berbahaya akibat daripada aktiviti manusia

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تلوث

الحالة غير المرغوب فيها للبيئة الطبيعية التي تتلوث بمواد ضارة نتيجة للأنشطة البشرية

🇮🇷Persian

آلودگی

وضعیت نامطلوب محیط طبیعی آلوده به مواد مضر در نتیجه فعالیت های انسانی

🇹🇷Turkish

kirlilik

doğal çevrenin insan faaliyetleri sonucu zararlı maddelerle kirlenmesi istenmeyen durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

זיהום

מצב בלתי רצוי של הסביבה הטבעית מזוהמת בחומרים מזיקים כתוצאה מפעילות אנושית

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What is the primary definition of the word 'pollution'?

The primary meaning of 'pollution' is 'undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities'.

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Using 'pollution' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'pollution' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'pollution' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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