pollution
environmental contamination
[U] Uncountable
pl: pollutions
This term carries a strong negative connotation, evoking images of contamination, decay, and systemic failure of environmental health. It is used across various registers, from technical scientific reports to casual political discourse, to describe the degradation of a natural state by artificial or toxic agents.
Used as a general phenomenon or state of being contaminated, such as saying the planet suffers from pollution.
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Examples
The city is struggling with severe air pollution.
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