miasma

[US]/mɪ'æzmə/
[UK]/maɪ'æzmɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. eine schädliche Atmosphäre oder Einfluss
Word Forms
Pluralmiasmas

Example Sentences

a miasma of despair rose from the black workshops.

Ein Dunst der Verzweiflung stieg aus den dunklen Werkstätten auf.

wreathed in a miasma of cigarette smoke.

in eine Dunstwolke von Zigarettenrauch gehüllt.

a miasma of stale alcohol hung around him like marsh gas.

Ein Dunst aus abgestandenem Alkohol umgab ihn wie Sumpfgas.

The miasma of pollution hung heavy in the air.

Die trübe Luftschicht der Umweltverschmutzung lastete schwer in der Luft.

The ancient swamp was filled with a thick miasma of decay.

Der uralte Sumpf war erfüllt von einer dicken Dunstschicht des Verfalls.

The miasma of fear spread through the village as rumors of a ghost circulated.

Die Angstatmosphäre breitete sich im Dorf aus, als Gerüchte über einen Geist kursierten.

The miasma of mistrust between the two countries made negotiations difficult.

Der Misstrauen zwischen den beiden Ländern erschwerte die Verhandlungen.

She felt suffocated by the miasma of negativity surrounding her.

Sie fühlte sich von der Atmosphäre der Negativität, die sie umgab, erstickt.

The miasma of illness seemed to permeate the hospital wards.

Die Atmosphäre der Krankheit schien die Krankenhausflure zu durchdringen.

The miasma of corruption tainted the reputation of the once-respected politician.

Die Korruption trug dazu bei, den Ruf des einst respektierten Politikers zu beschädigen.

The miasma of despair hung over the war-torn city.

Die Verzweiflungsschwere lastete über der vom Krieg zerrütteten Stadt.

The miasma of hatred between the rival gangs led to violent clashes.

Die Hassatmosphäre zwischen den rivalisierenden Banden führte zu gewaltsamen Auseinandersetzungen.

The miasma of uncertainty clouded their decision-making process.

Die Unsicherheit trübte ihren Entscheidungsprozess.

Real-world Examples

Wherever you look, covid-19 throws up a miasma of such trade-offs.

Source: Soren course audio

It was everything that miasma believers feared.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

By the time Florence Nightingale came along, miasma wasn't the only theory in town.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

But miasma was still the theory British politicians and army medical brass believed.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

In the mid-19th Century, if you got sick, there was only one explanation: miasma.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

One of the oldest and most commonly held beliefs about the spread of disease was a practice known as “miasma theory.”

Source: The story of origin

You have surrounded this house with a miasma of scandal and touched all of us by association.

Source: Downton Abbey Season 3

This recipe was inspired by the famed 2nd century Greco-Roman physician Galen, and was thought to ward off poisoned air known as miasma.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

They consulted the works of earlier physicians for guidance, did what they could to fend off miasma, and prescribed a variety of concoctions and antidotes.

Source: TED-Ed (video version)

As one observer at the time wrote, the intention was to kill off those inside, because the " intolerable stench" of the corpses' miasma would spread the disease into the air and water.

Source: Crash Course: The Science of Pandemics

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