Miasma Definition & Meaning

miasma
noun
  1. an unwholesome atmosphere; "the novel spun a miasma of death and decay"
  2. unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources; "the miasma of the marshes"; "a miasma of cigar smoke"

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