A Pollution

1. (now rare) The desecration of something holy or sacred; defilement, profanation. [from 14th c.]
2. (now archaic) The ejaculation of semenoutside of sexual intercourse, especially a nocturnal emission. [from 14th c.]
3. Moral or spiritual corruption; impurity, degradation, defilement. [from 15th c.]
4. Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmfulsubstances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc. [from 18th c.]
5. Something that pollutes; a pollutant. [from 17th c.]

Synonyms

• soilage
• (masturbation): self-pollution

Antonyms

• conservation
• purity