nnoun.statean unwholesome atmosphereSynset:miasm
Examples:- the novel spun a miasma of death and decay
Derivationally Related Form:miasmic
Hypernyms:ambiance ambience atmosphere
Inherited Hypernyms:miasmaatmosphereconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.stateunhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sourcesSynset:miasm
Examples:- the miasma of the marshes
- a miasma of cigar smoke
Derivationally Related Form:miasmalmiasmic
Hypernyms:air pollution
Inherited Hypernyms:miasmaair pollutionpollutionenvironmental conditionconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:miasmaair pollutionpollutionimpurityconditionstateattributeabstractionentity