Putrefaction — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor

(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pjˌuːtɹɪfˈækʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pjˌuːtɹɪfˈakʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pjˌuːtɹɪfˈakʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /pjˌuːtɹɪfˈækʃən/.

Examples

the luxury and corruption among the upper classes
moral degeneracy followed intellectual degeneration
its brothels, its opium parlors, its depravity

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

depravity depravation corruption rot decomposition rotting degeneracy

Parts of Speech

noun	a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
noun	(biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action
noun	moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles “the luxury and corruption among the upper classes”

Word Forms

putrefy	verb	become putrid; decay with an offensive smell
rot	verb	break down
decompose	verb	break down
deprave	verb	corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
depraved	adjective	deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fäulnis

ein Zustand des Verfalls, der normalerweise von einem unangenehmen Geruch begleitet wird

🇫🇷French

putréfaction

un état de décomposition généralement accompagné d'une odeur nauséabonde

🇪🇸Spanish

putrefacción

un estado de descomposición generalmente acompañado de un olor desagradable

🇮🇹Italian

putrefazione

uno stato di decomposizione solitamente accompagnato da un odore sgradevole

🇳🇱Dutch

verrotting

een staat van verval die meestal gepaard gaat met een aanstootgevende geur

🇵🇹Portuguese

putrefação

um estado de decomposição geralmente acompanhado por um odor desagradável

🇷🇺Russian

гниение

состояние разложения, обычно сопровождающееся неприятным запахом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सड़न

क्षय की एक अवस्था जिसके साथ आमतौर पर एक अप्रिय गंध आती है

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্যুতি

ক্ষয়ের একটি অবস্থা সাধারণত একটি আক্রমণাত্মক গন্ধ দ্বারা অনুষঙ্গী

🇮🇳Tamil

அழுகுதல்

சிதைவு நிலை பொதுவாக ஒரு விரும்பத்தகாத வாசனையுடன் இருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

కుళ్ళిపోవడం

కుళ్ళిపోయే స్థితి సాధారణంగా ప్రమాదకరమైన వాసనతో కూడి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

विघटन

किडण्याची स्थिती सहसा आक्षेपार्ह वासासह असते

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિક્ષેપ

સડોની સ્થિતિ સામાન્ય રીતે અપમાનજનક ગંધ સાથે હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಳೆಯುವಿಕೆ

ಕೊಳೆಯುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ ವಾಸನೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഴുകൽ

ദ്രവിക്കുന്ന അവസ്ഥ സാധാരണയായി ഒരു ദുർഗന്ധത്തോടൊപ്പമുണ്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਗਾੜ

ਸੜਨ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਗੰਧ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پٹریفیکشن

کشی کی حالت عام طور پر جارحانہ بدبو کے ساتھ ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

腐败

通常伴有难闻气味的腐烂状态

🇯🇵Japanese

腐敗

通常、悪臭を伴う腐敗状態

🇰🇷Korean

부패

일반적으로 불쾌한 냄새를 동반하는 부패 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thối rữa

tình trạng phân hủy thường đi kèm với mùi khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

การเน่าเปื่อย

สภาวะเน่าเปื่อยมักจะมาพร้อมกับกลิ่นที่น่ารังเกียจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembusukan

keadaan pembusukan biasanya disertai dengan bau yang tidak sedap

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkabulok

isang estado ng pagkabulok na kadalasang sinasamahan ng isang nakakasakit na amoy

🇲🇾Malay

pembusukan

keadaan reput biasanya disertai dengan bau yang menyinggung

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعفن

حالة من الاضمحلال عادة ما تكون مصحوبة برائحة كريهة

🇮🇷Persian

پوسیدگی

حالت پوسیدگی که معمولاً با بوی بدی همراه است

🇹🇷Turkish

çürüme

genellikle rahatsız edici bir kokunun eşlik ettiği bir çürüme durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

נֶמֶק

מצב של ריקבון המלווה בדרך כלל בריח פוגעני

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