Noun
An unhealthy vapor or atmosphere; a miasma.
A predisposition to a particular disease, which interferes with subsequent treatment of it.
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an unwholesome atmosphere
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the novel spun a miasma of death and decay
unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources
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the miasma of the marshes
a miasma of cigar smoke