miasma

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

Translation

n. isang nakalalasong atmospera o impluwensya
Word Forms
Pluralmiasmas

Example Sentences

a miasma of despair rose from the black workshops.

Isang amoy ng pagkadismaya ang umangat mula sa mga itim na pagawaan.

wreathed in a miasma of cigarette smoke.

napapaligiran ng isang ulap ng usok ng sigarilyo.

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

Isang amoy ng lumang alak ang bumalot sa kanya na parang gas mula sa latian.

The miasma of pollution hung heavy in the air.

Ang amoy ng polusyon ay mabigat sa hangin.

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

Ang sinaunang palayan ay puno ng makapal na amoy ng pagkabulok.

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

Kumalat ang takot sa buong nayon dahil sa mga bulong-bulungan tungkol sa isang multo.

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

Ang kawalan ng tiwala sa pagitan ng dalawang bansa ay nagpahirap sa mga negosasyon.

She felt suffocated by the miasma of negativity surrounding her.

Naramdaman niyang napakasikip dahil sa negatibong kapaligiran na nakapaligid sa kanya.

The miasma of illness seemed to permeate the hospital wards.

Tila naging laganap ang amoy ng karamdaman sa mga ward ng ospital.

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

Nilason ng korapsyon ang reputasyon ng dating iginagalang na politiko.

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

Nakabale ang kawalan ng pag-asa sa lungsod na napinsala ng digmaan.

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

Ang pagkapoot sa pagitan ng mga karibal na grupo ay humantong sa marahas na pagtunggali.

The miasma of uncertainty clouded their decision-making process.

Nilabo ng kawalan ng katiyakan ang kanilang proseso ng paggawa ng desisyon.

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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