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polluted

/pəˈluːtɪd/adjective

उच्चारण पलूटिड

प्रदूषित, दूषित, गंदा

Core word

adjective
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    ~ (with sth)

    (of air, water or land) made dirty and harmful by chemicals, waste or other substances

    प्रदूषित, दूषित, गंदा

    • Delhi is one of the most polluted cities in the world in winter.
    • The river is heavily polluted with factory waste.
    • Fish cannot survive in water that is so badly polluted.
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    • Children living near the highway breathe polluted air every day.
    • The polluted soil near the factory could not be used for farming.

    Synonyms contaminated dirty impure poisoned foul

    Opposite clean pure unpolluted

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≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

contaminated dirty impure poisoned foul

Antonyms

clean pure unpolluted

§Grammar and usage

Something is polluted with or by a substance, as in 'The lake is polluted with plastic'.

कोई चीज़ किसी पदार्थ से polluted with या by होती है, जैसे 'The lake is polluted with plastic'।