Pollution
Definition
The introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment, resulting in contamination of air, water, or soil.
The act of making something impure or dirty, often referring to environmental degradation caused by human activity.
A state of impurity or deterioration in quality, applicable to both physical environments and abstract concepts like moral pollution.
Examples
The factory's pollution turned the once-clear river into a soup that even the ducks refused to sip.
In a city choked by pollution, locals joked that the smog was nature's way of giving everyone a free airbrush filter.
Pollution from the old cars made rush hour feel like driving through a villain's lair in a bad superhero movie.
Environmentalists warned that unchecked pollution would leave future generations inheriting a planet that smelled suspiciously like expired socks.